diff --git a/package/python3/python3.mk b/package/python3/python3.mk
index ba72e75329..2773a1203b 100644
--- a/package/python3/python3.mk
+++ b/package/python3/python3.mk
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ PYTHON3_MAKE_ENV = \
 # trouble for cross compilation
 define PYTHON3_FIXUP_LIBDIR
 	$(SED) 's|^LIBDIR=.*|LIBDIR= $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib|' \
-	   $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/config-3.3m/Makefile
+	   $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/config-$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)m/Makefile
 endef
 
 PYTHON3_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += PYTHON3_FIXUP_LIBDIR
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ define PYTHON3_REMOVE_USELESS_FILES
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)m-config
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/python3-config
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/smtpd.py.3
-	for i in `find $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/config-3.3m/ \
+	for i in `find $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/config-$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)m/ \
 		-type f -not -name pyconfig.h -a -not -name Makefile` ; do \
 		rm -f $$i ; \
 	done