diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt

index 38dc81c6..6271a08a 100644

--- a/CMakeLists.txt

+++ b/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ add_subdirectory( pykig )

 if(BoostPython_FOUND)

   add_subdirectory( scripting )

   add_definitions(-DKIG_ENABLE_PYTHON_SCRIPTING)

+  get_filename_component(PYTHON_LIBRARY_REALPATH "${PYTHON_LIBRARY}" REALPATH)

+  get_filename_component(LIB_PYTHON ${PYTHON_LIBRARY_REALPATH} NAME)

+  add_definitions(-DLIB_PYTHON="${LIB_PYTHON}")

 endif(BoostPython_FOUND)

 set_package_properties(

diff --git a/scripting/python_scripter.cc b/scripting/python_scripter.cc

index 35c4dc4d..d105fb41 100644

--- a/scripting/python_scripter.cc

+++ b/scripting/python_scripter.cc

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@

 #include "python_scripter.h"

 #include <Python.h>

+#include <QLibrary>

+

 #include <iostream>

 #include <string>

@@ -309,6 +311,11 @@ PythonInitializer::PythonInitializer()

 {

     // tell the python interpreter about our API..

+    QLibrary *pythonLib = new QLibrary();

+    pythonLib->setLoadHints(QLibrary::ExportExternalSymbolsHint);

+    pythonLib->setFileName(LIB_PYTHON);

+    pythonLib->load();

+

     PyImport_AppendInittab("kig", PyInit_kig);

     Py_Initialize();