diff --git a/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass b/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass
index 52a1aa8..bf1bd83 100644
--- a/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ distutils_do_install() {
         STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
         PYTHONPATH=${D}/${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR} \
         BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
-        ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/python setup.py install --install-lib=${D}${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR} ${DISTUTILS_INSTALL_ARGS} || \
+        ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/python setup.py install --install-lib=${D}${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR} ${DISTUTILS_INSTALL_ARGS} || \
         bbfatal "python setup.py install execution failed."
 
         for i in `find ${D} -name "*.py"` ; do \