diff --git a/package/python-iptables/python-iptables.mk b/package/python-iptables/python-iptables.mk
index 0ccf064217..9cb4285ec3 100644
--- a/package/python-iptables/python-iptables.mk
+++ b/package/python-iptables/python-iptables.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ define PYTHON_IPTABLES_SET_XTABLES_ENV_VARS
 	XTABLES_VERSION=`awk '/XTABLES_VERSION_CODE/ {print $$NF}' $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/xtables-version.h`; \
 	sed -i "s%os.getenv(\"PYTHON_IPTABLES_XTABLES_VERSION\")%$$XTABLES_VERSION%" $(@D)/iptc/xtables.py
 	sed -i "s%os.getenv(\"XTABLES_LIBDIR\")%\"/usr/lib/xtables\"%" $(@D)/iptc/xtables.py
+	sed -i "s%os.environ.get('IPTABLES_LIBDIR', None)%\"/usr/lib\"%" $(@D)/iptc/util.py
 endef
 
 PYTHON_IPTABLES_PRE_BUILD_HOOKS += PYTHON_IPTABLES_SET_XTABLES_ENV_VARS