--- configure.orig	2008-05-24 00:14:51.000000000 -0500
+++ configure	2008-05-24 00:17:51.000000000 -0500
@@ -27275,11 +27275,12 @@
     fi
     if test "$PYTHON_VERSION" != ""
     then
+	with_python=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.exec_prefix"`
 	if test -r $with_python/include/python$PYTHON_VERSION/Python.h -a \
 	   -d $with_python/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
 	then
 	    PYTHON_INCLUDES=$with_python/include/python$PYTHON_VERSION
-	    PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES=$libdir/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
+	    PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES=$with_python/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
 	else
 	    if test -r $prefix/include/python$PYTHON_VERSION/Python.h
 	    then