diff --git a/ext/expand/extconf.rb b/ext/expand/extconf.rb
index 40b3f46..ef4ac8d 100644
--- a/ext/expand/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/expand/extconf.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 INCLUDEDIR  = RbConfig::CONFIG['includedir']
 
 HEADER_DIRS = [
-  # First search /opt/local for macports
+  # Check Apple Silicon Homebrew path first
+  '/opt/homebrew/include',
+
+  # Then search /opt/local for macports
   '/opt/local/include',
 
   # Then search /usr/local for people that installed from source
@@ -19,7 +22,10 @@
 ]
 
 LIB_DIRS = [
-  # First search /opt/local for macports
+  # Check Apple Silicon Homebrew path first
+  '/opt/homebrew/lib',
+
+  # Then search /opt/local for macports
   '/opt/local/lib',
 
   # Then search /usr/local for people that installed from source
diff --git a/ext/parser/extconf.rb b/ext/parser/extconf.rb
index 953303f..db46962 100644
--- a/ext/parser/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/parser/extconf.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 INCLUDEDIR  = RbConfig::CONFIG['includedir']
 
 HEADER_DIRS = [
-  # First search /opt/local for macports
+  # Check Apple Silicon Homebrew path first
+  '/opt/homebrew/include',
+
+  # Then search /opt/local for macports
   '/opt/local/include',
 
   # Then search /usr/local for people that installed from source
@@ -19,7 +22,10 @@
 ]
 
 LIB_DIRS = [
-  # First search /opt/local for macports
+  # Check Apple Silicon Homebrew path first
+  '/opt/homebrew/lib',
+
+  # Then search /opt/local for macports
   '/opt/local/lib',
 
   # Then search /usr/local for people that installed from source