diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-wxgtk4/python3-wxgtk4_4.1.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-wxgtk4/python3-wxgtk4_4.1.1.bb
index af7b51d83b..e61b00efa4 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-wxgtk4/python3-wxgtk4_4.1.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-wxgtk4/python3-wxgtk4_4.1.1.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/wxPython-${PV}"
 
 inherit pypi setuptools3 pkgconfig
 
-export WX_CONFIG = "${RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE}${bindir}/wx-config"
+export WX_CONFIG = "'${RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE}${bindir}/wx-config --prefix=${STAGING_EXECPREFIXDIR}'"
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} = "\
     python3-difflib \