diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
index d5e340ab6bda37..1132ef5b1bde08 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     INSTALL_SCHEMES['nt_user'] = {
         'purelib': '$usersite',
         'platlib': '$usersite',
-        'headers': '$userbase/include/python$py_version_short$abiflags/$dist_name',
+        'headers': '$userbase/include/python$py_version_short_plat$abiflags/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$userbase/bin',
         'data'   : '$userbase',
         }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         'purelib': '$usersite',
         'platlib': '$usersite',
         'headers':
-            '$userbase/include/python$py_version_short$abiflags/$dist_name',
+            '$userbase/include/python$py_version_short_plat$abiflags/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$userbase/bin',
         'data'   : '$userbase',
         }
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ def finalize_options(self):
                             'py_version': py_version,
                             'py_version_short': '%d.%d' % sys.version_info[:2],
                             'py_version_nodot': '%d%d' % sys.version_info[:2],
+                            'py_version_short_plat': f'{sys.version_info[0]}.{sys.version_info[1]}-{get_platform()}' if os.name == 'nt' and 'gcc' in sys.version.lower() else f'{sys.version_info[0]}.{sys.version_info[1]}',
                             'sys_prefix': prefix,
                             'prefix': prefix,
                             'sys_exec_prefix': exec_prefix,
diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py
index 49c6ce06d4cfcd..877167b7a0f36d 100644
--- a/Lib/site.py
+++ b/Lib/site.py
@@ -289,14 +289,36 @@ def joinuser(*args):
 
     return joinuser("~", ".local")
 
+# Copy of sysconfig.get_platform() but only for MinGW
+def _get_platform():
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        if 'gcc' in sys.version.lower():
+            if 'ucrt' in sys.version.lower():
+                if 'amd64' in sys.version.lower():
+                    return 'mingw_x86_64_ucrt'
+                return 'mingw_i686_ucrt'
+            if 'clang' in sys.version.lower():
+                if 'amd64' in sys.version.lower():
+                    return 'mingw_x86_64_clang'
+                if 'arm64' in sys.version.lower():
+                    return 'mingw_aarch64'
+                if 'arm' in sys.version.lower():
+                    return 'mingw_armv7'
+                return 'mingw_i686_clang'
+            if 'amd64' in sys.version.lower():
+                return 'mingw_x86_64'
+            return 'mingw_i686'
+    return sys.platform
 
 # Same to sysconfig.get_path('purelib', os.name+'_user')
 def _get_path(userbase):
     version = sys.version_info
 
-    if os.name == 'nt' and not _POSIX_BUILD:
-        ver_nodot = sys.winver.replace('.', '')
-        return f'{userbase}\\Python{ver_nodot}\\site-packages'
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        if not _POSIX_BUILD:
+            ver_nodot = sys.winver.replace('.', '')
+            return f'{userbase}\\Python{ver_nodot}\\site-packages'
+        return f'{userbase}/lib/python{version[0]}.{version[1]}-{_get_platform()}/site-packages'
 
     if sys.platform == 'darwin' and sys._framework:
         return f'{userbase}/lib/python/site-packages'
diff --git a/Lib/sysconfig.py b/Lib/sysconfig.py
index 03939d8bd7faf1..ce8bf461be8be9 100644
--- a/Lib/sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/sysconfig.py
@@ -95,20 +95,20 @@ def joinuser(*args):
     _INSTALL_SCHEMES |= {
         # NOTE: When modifying "purelib" scheme, update site._get_path() too.
         'nt_user': {
-            'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-            'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-            'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
-            'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
-            'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',
+            'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short_plat}',
+            'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short_plat}',
+            'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short_plat}/site-packages',
+            'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short_plat}/site-packages',
+            'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short_plat}',
             'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',
             'data': '{userbase}',
             },
         'posix_user': {
-            'stdlib': '{userbase}/{platlibdir}/python{py_version_short}',
-            'platstdlib': '{userbase}/{platlibdir}/python{py_version_short}',
-            'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
-            'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
-            'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',
+            'stdlib': '{userbase}/{platlibdir}/python{py_version_short_plat}',
+            'platstdlib': '{userbase}/{platlibdir}/python{py_version_short_plat}',
+            'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short_plat}/site-packages',
+            'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short_plat}/site-packages',
+            'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short_plat}',
             'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',
             'data': '{userbase}',
             },
@@ -640,6 +640,10 @@ def get_config_vars(*args):
             _CONFIG_VARS['py_version_nodot_plat'] = sys.winver.replace('.', '')
         except AttributeError:
             _CONFIG_VARS['py_version_nodot_plat'] = ''
+        if os.name == 'nt' and _POSIX_BUILD:
+            _CONFIG_VARS['py_version_short_plat'] = f'{_PY_VERSION_SHORT}-{get_platform()}'
+        else:
+            _CONFIG_VARS['py_version_short_plat'] = _PY_VERSION_SHORT
 
         if os.name == 'nt' and not _POSIX_BUILD:
             _init_non_posix(_CONFIG_VARS)
@@ -698,7 +702,7 @@ def get_config_var(name):
         warnings.warn('SO is deprecated, use EXT_SUFFIX', DeprecationWarning, 2)
     return get_config_vars().get(name)
 
-
+# make sure to change site._get_platform() while changing this function
 def get_platform():
     """Return a string that identifies the current platform.