diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py

index 0258d3d..4b969bf 100644

--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py

+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py

@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ WINDOWS_SCHEME = {

 INSTALL_SCHEMES = {

     'unix_prefix': {

         'purelib': '$base/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',

-        'platlib': '$platbase/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',

+        'platlib': '$platbase/lib64/python$py_version_short/site-packages',

         'headers': '$base/include/python$py_version_short$abiflags/$dist_name',

         'scripts': '$base/bin',

         'data'   : '$base',

         },

     'unix_home': {

         'purelib': '$base/lib/python',

-        'platlib': '$base/lib/python',

+        'platlib': '$base/lib64/python',

         'headers': '$base/include/python/$dist_name',

         'scripts': '$base/bin',

         'data'   : '$base',

diff --git a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

index e07a6c8..554740d 100644

--- a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

+++ b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

@@ -129,8 +129,12 @@ def get_python_lib(plat_specific=0, standard_lib=0, prefix=None):

             prefix = plat_specific and EXEC_PREFIX or PREFIX

     if os.name == "posix":

+        if plat_specific or standard_lib:

+            lib = "lib64"

+        else:

+            lib = "lib"

         libpython = os.path.join(prefix,

-                                 "lib", "python" + get_python_version())

+                                 lib, "python" + get_python_version())

         if standard_lib:

             return libpython

         else:

diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py

index 287ab19..d4c05e0 100644

--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py

+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py

@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ class InstallTestCase(support.TempdirManager,

             self.assertEqual(got, expected)

         libdir = os.path.join(destination, "lib", "python")

+        platlibdir = os.path.join(destination, "lib64", "python")

         check_path(cmd.install_lib, libdir)

-        check_path(cmd.install_platlib, libdir)

+        check_path(cmd.install_platlib, platlibdir)

         check_path(cmd.install_purelib, libdir)

         check_path(cmd.install_headers,

                    os.path.join(destination, "include", "python", "foopkg"))

diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py

index 7dc1b04..85016b4 100644

--- a/Lib/site.py

+++ b/Lib/site.py

@@ -334,11 +334,15 @@ def getsitepackages(prefixes=None):

         seen.add(prefix)

         if os.sep == '/':

+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib64",

+                                        "python" + sys.version[:3],

+                                        "site-packages"))

             sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib",

                                         "python%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2],

                                         "site-packages"))

         else:

             sitepackages.append(prefix)

+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib64", "site-packages"))

             sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib", "site-packages"))

     return sitepackages

diff --git a/Lib/sysconfig.py b/Lib/sysconfig.py

index 9ee4d31..53c8606 100644

--- a/Lib/sysconfig.py

+++ b/Lib/sysconfig.py

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ __all__ = [

 _INSTALL_SCHEMES = {

     'posix_prefix': {

-        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

-        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

+        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

         'purelib': '{base}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

-        'platlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

+        'platlib': '{platbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

         'include':

             '{installed_base}/include/python{py_version_short}{abiflags}',

         'platinclude':

@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ _INSTALL_SCHEMES = {

         'data': '{userbase}',

         },

     'posix_user': {

-        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

-        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

+        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

+        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

         'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

-        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

+        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

         'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',

         'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',

         'data': '{userbase}',

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_site.py b/Lib/test/test_site.py

index 266adf0..e8513b6 100644

--- a/Lib/test/test_site.py

+++ b/Lib/test/test_site.py

@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ class HelperFunctionsTests(unittest.TestCase):

         dirs = site.getsitepackages()

         if os.sep == '/':

             # OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, etc

-            self.assertEqual(len(dirs), 1)

-            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib',

+            self.assertEqual(len(dirs), 2)

+            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib64',

                                   'python%d.%d' % sys.version_info[:2],

                                   'site-packages')

             self.assertEqual(dirs[0], wanted)

diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in

index 59ba9d4..5780ed8 100644

--- a/Makefile.pre.in

+++ b/Makefile.pre.in

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ LIBDIR=		@libdir@

 MANDIR=		@mandir@

 INCLUDEDIR=	@includedir@

 CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include

-SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib

+SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib64

 ABIFLAGS=	@ABIFLAGS@

 # Detailed destination directories

diff --git a/Modules/getpath.c b/Modules/getpath.c

index 85e737b..2a1fc79 100644

--- a/Modules/getpath.c

+++ b/Modules/getpath.c

@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ calculate_exec_prefix(const _PyCoreConfig *core_config,

                 "Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>\n");

         }

         wcsncpy(exec_prefix, calculate->exec_prefix, MAXPATHLEN);

-        joinpath(exec_prefix, L"lib/lib-dynload");

+        joinpath(exec_prefix, L"lib64/lib-dynload");

     }

     /* If we found EXEC_PREFIX do *not* reduce it!  (Yet.) */

 }

@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ calculate_zip_path(PyCalculatePath *calculate, const wchar_t *prefix)

     else {

         wcsncpy(calculate->zip_path, calculate->prefix, MAXPATHLEN);

     }

-    joinpath(calculate->zip_path, L"lib/python00.zip");

+    joinpath(calculate->zip_path, L"lib64/python00.zip");

     /* Replace "00" with version */

     size_t bufsz = wcslen(calculate->zip_path);

@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ calculate_init(PyCalculatePath *calculate,

     if (!calculate->prefix) {

         return DECODE_LOCALE_ERR("EXEC_PREFIX define", len);

     }

-    calculate->lib_python = Py_DecodeLocale("lib/python" VERSION, &len;;

+    calculate->lib_python = Py_DecodeLocale("lib64/python" VERSION, &len;;

     if (!calculate->lib_python) {

         return DECODE_LOCALE_ERR("EXEC_PREFIX define", len);

     }

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py

index f1933f7..450cd8a 100644

--- a/setup.py

+++ b/setup.py

@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

         # directories (i.e. '.' and 'Include') must be first.  See issue

         # 10520.

         if not cross_compiling:

-            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')

+            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib64')

             add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')

         # only change this for cross builds for 3.3, issues on Mageia

         if cross_compiling:

@@ -830,11 +830,11 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

             elif curses_library:

                 readline_libs.append(curses_library)

             elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs +

-                                                     ['/usr/lib/termcap'],

+                                                     ['/usr/lib64/termcap'],

                                                      'termcap'):

                 readline_libs.append('termcap')

             exts.append( Extension('readline', ['readline.c'],

-                                   library_dirs=['/usr/lib/termcap'],

+                                   library_dirs=['/usr/lib64/termcap'],

                                    extra_link_args=readline_extra_link_args,

                                    libraries=readline_libs) )

         else: