diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 4bf762e662..e5cd52003e 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 define PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME
-$(basename $(notdir $(wildcard $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/_sysconfigdata__linux_*.py)))
+$(basename $(notdir $(wildcard $(PYTHON3_PATH)/_sysconfigdata__linux_*.py)))
 endef
 
 # Target distutils-based packages