diff --git a/opencv.spec b/opencv.spec
index 24151b6..5c3169f 100644
--- a/opencv.spec
+++ b/opencv.spec
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ This package contains Python bindings for the OpenCV library.
 autoreconf -vif
 
 %build
+export SWIG_PYTHON_LIBS=%{_libdir}
 %configure --disable-static --enable-apps \
 %ifarch i386 i586
   --disable-sse2 \