diff --git a/clients/python-wrapper/CMakeLists.txt b/clients/python-wrapper/CMakeLists.txt
index 706ca3ee0..a5c7f91c2 100644
--- a/clients/python-wrapper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clients/python-wrapper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ set(PYBIND11_FINDPYTHON ON)
 find_package(pybind11 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development REQUIRED)
 
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}" -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('stdlib') + '/lib-dynload')"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE PYTHON_LIB_DYNLOAD_DIR
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+
 message(STATUS "Found Python version: ${Python_VERSION}")
 message(STATUS "Python major version: ${Python_VERSION_MAJOR}")
 message(STATUS "Python minor version: ${Python_VERSION_MINOR}")
-message(STATUS "Python .so install directory: /usr/lib/python${Python_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Python_VERSION_MINOR}/lib-dynload")
+message(STATUS "Python .so install directory: ${PYTHON_LIB_DYNLOAD_DIR}")
 
 pybind11_add_module(villas_node villas-python-wrapper.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(villas_node PUBLIC villas)
@@ -17,5 +23,5 @@ install(
   TARGETS villas_node
   COMPONENT lib
   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION /usr/lib/python${Python_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Python_VERSION_MINOR}/lib-dynload
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON_LIB_DYNLOAD_DIR}
 )