diff --git a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
index c2356fc7..5f5ad0e3 100755
--- a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
+++ b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
@@ -533,7 +533,9 @@ build_package_standard() {
   ( if [ "${CFLAGS+defined}" ] || [ "${!PACKAGE_CFLAGS+defined}" ]; then
       export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS ${!PACKAGE_CFLAGS}"
     fi
-    ${!PACKAGE_CONFIGURE:-./configure} --prefix="${!PACKAGE_PREFIX_PATH:-$PREFIX_PATH}" $CONFIGURE_OPTS ${!PACKAGE_CONFIGURE_OPTS} "${!PACKAGE_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ARRAY}"
+    ${!PACKAGE_CONFIGURE:-./configure} --prefix="${!PACKAGE_PREFIX_PATH:-$PREFIX_PATH}" \
+                                       --libdir="${!PACKAGE_PREFIX_PATH:-$PREFIX_PATH}/lib" \
+                                       $CONFIGURE_OPTS ${!PACKAGE_CONFIGURE_OPTS} "${!PACKAGE_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ARRAY}"
   ) >&4 2>&1
 
   { "$MAKE" $MAKE_OPTS ${!PACKAGE_MAKE_OPTS} "${!PACKAGE_MAKE_OPTS_ARRAY}"