diff --git a/PyKDE.spec b/PyKDE.spec
index 529bf5b..4bdbb75 100644
--- a/PyKDE.spec
+++ b/PyKDE.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Patch3: PyKDE-3.16.0-python25.patch
 
 BuildRequires: python-devel >= 2.3
 %global python_ver %(%{__python} -c "import sys ; print sys.version[:3]")
-%global python_sitedir %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")
+%global python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")
 ## python >=2.4 automatically uses python(abi)
 %if "%{?python_ver}" > "1" && "%{?python_ver}" < "2.4"
 Requires: python-abi = %{python_ver}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Sip files and documentation needed for developing with %{name}
 %build
 unset QTDIR || : ; source /etc/profile.d/qt.sh
 
-%{__python} configure.py -L %{_lib} -d %{python_sitedir}
+%{__python} configure.py -L %{_lib} -d %{python_sitearch}
 
 # smp broken, do the best we can
 make -k %{?_smp_mflags} || make
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %doc AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING NEWS README THANKS
 %{_bindir}/*
 %{_libdir}/libkonsolepart.*
-%{python_sitedir}/*
+%{python_sitearch}/*
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)