diff --git a/python/semanage/Makefile b/python/semanage/Makefile
index 60c36a3a..132162bc 100644
--- a/python/semanage/Makefile
+++ b/python/semanage/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ PREFIX ?= $(DESTDIR)/usr
 LIBDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/lib
 SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 MANDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/man
-PYLIBVER ?= $(shell $(PYTHON) -c 'import sys;print("python%d.%d" % sys.version_info[0:2])')
-PYTHONLIBDIR ?= $(LIBDIR)/$(PYLIBVER)
+PYTHONLIBDIR ?= $(shell $(PYTHON) -c "from distutils.sysconfig import *; print(get_python_lib(1))")
+PACKAGEDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)/$(PYTHONLIBDIR)
 BASHCOMPLETIONDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/bash-completion/completions
 
 TARGETS=semanage
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ install: all
 	-mkdir -p $(SBINDIR)
 	install -m 755 semanage $(SBINDIR)
 	install -m 644 *.8 $(MANDIR)/man8
-	test -d $(PYTHONLIBDIR)/site-packages || install -m 755 -d $(PYTHONLIBDIR)/site-packages
-	install -m 755 seobject.py $(PYTHONLIBDIR)/site-packages
+	test -d $(PACKAGEDIR) || install -m 755 -d $(PACKAGEDIR)
+	install -m 755 seobject.py $(PACKAGEDIR)
 	-mkdir -p $(BASHCOMPLETIONDIR)
 	install -m 644 $(BASHCOMPLETIONS) $(BASHCOMPLETIONDIR)/semanage