diff --git a/python/Makefile.am b/python/Makefile.am
index 1ff808d..ecde48f 100644
--- a/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/python/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SUBDIRS =								\
 defsdir = $(datadir)/pygtk/2.0/defs/exo-$(LIBEXO_VERSION_MAJOR).$(LIBEXO_VERSION_MINOR)
 defs_DATA = exo.defs
 
-pyexodir = $(pythondir)
+pyexodir = $(pyexecdir)
 pyexo_PYTHON = pyexo.py
 
 exomoduledir = $(pyexecdir)/exo-$(LIBEXO_VERSION_MAJOR).$(LIBEXO_VERSION_MINOR)/exo