diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index bfa4624..2fe2c4d 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ if 'python' in env['BINDINGS']:
         Exit(1)
 
     env['PYTHON_PREFIX'] = os.popen("%s -c 'import sys; print sys.prefix'" % env['PYT
+    env['PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX'] = os.popen("%s -c 'from distutils.sysconfig import g
     env['PYTHON_VERSION'] = os.popen("%s -c 'import sys; print sys.version'" % env['P
 
     color_print(4,'Bindings Python version... %s' % env['PYTHON_VERSION'])
diff --git a/bindings/python/SConscript b/bindings/python/SConscript
index bfd53a9..a5400e3 100644
--- a/bindings/python/SConscript
+++ b/bindings/python/SConscript
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import os
 
 Import('env')
 
-prefix = env['PYTHON_PREFIX'] + '/' + env['LIBDIR_SCHEMA'] + '/python' + env['PYTHON_
+#prefix = env['PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX'] + '/' + env['LIBDIR_SCHEMA'] + '/python' + env
+prefix = env['PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX'] 
 install_prefix = env['DESTDIR'] + '/' + prefix
 
 thread_suffix = '-mt'