diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/libcap-ng/libcap-ng-python_0.9.1.bb b/meta/recipes-support/libcap-ng/libcap-ng-python_0.9.1.bb
index f702056f02..4e01c320fd 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/libcap-ng/libcap-ng-python_0.9.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/libcap-ng/libcap-ng-python_0.9.1.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-python3"
 
 do_install() {
     oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install -C ${B}/bindings/python3
+    if [ ! -d ${D}${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR} ]; then
+        mv ${D}${libdir}/python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION} ${D}${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR}
+    fi
 }
 
-FILES:${PN} = "${libdir}/python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}"
+FILES:${PN} = "${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR}"