diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
index 9bed293603c..f20fa61b3cc 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ c_args = ${@meson_array('CFLAGS', d)}
 c_link_args = ${@meson_array('LDFLAGS', d)}
 cpp_args = ${@meson_array('CXXFLAGS', d)}
 cpp_link_args = ${@meson_array('LDFLAGS', d)}
+python.platlibdir = '${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}'
+python.purelibdir = '${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}'
 
 [properties]
 needs_exe_wrapper = true