diff --git a/macros.python b/macros.python
index fb0d061..79ff2d4 100644
--- a/macros.python
+++ b/macros.python
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # unversioned macros: used with user defined __python, no longer part of rpm >= 4.15
 # __python is defined to error by default in the srpm macros
-%python_sitelib %(%{__python} -Esc "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")
-%python_sitearch %(%{__python} -Esc "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")
+%python_sitelib %(%{__python} -Esc "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('purelib'))")
+%python_sitearch %(%{__python} -Esc "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('platlib'))")
 %python_version %(%{__python} -Esc "import sys; sys.stdout.write('{0.major}.{0.minor}'.format(sys.version_info))")
 %python_version_nodots %(%{__python} -Esc "import sys; sys.stdout.write('{0.major}{0.minor}'.format(sys.version_info))")
 %python_platform %(%{__python} -Esc "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_platform())")
diff --git a/macros.python3 b/macros.python3
index 323e675..480da96 100644
--- a/macros.python3
+++ b/macros.python3
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-%python3_sitelib %(%{__python3} -Ic "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")
-%python3_sitearch %(%{__python3} -Ic "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")
+%python3_sitelib %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('purelib'))")
+%python3_sitearch %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('platlib'))")
 %python3_version %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sys; sys.stdout.write('{0.major}.{0.minor}'.format(sys.version_info))")
 %python3_version_nodots %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sys; sys.stdout.write('{0.major}{0.minor}'.format(sys.version_info))")
 %python3_platform %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_platform())")
diff --git a/python-rpm-macros.spec b/python-rpm-macros.spec
index 20ec1d7..9094b3e 100644
--- a/python-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/python-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ License:        MIT and Python
 # The macro is defined in python-srpm-macros.
                 %{?load:%{SOURCE102}}
 Version:        %{__default_python3_version}
-Release:        36%{?dist}
+Release:        37%{?dist}
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ install -m 644 compileall2.py %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir}/redhat/
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 07 2021 Karolina Surma <ksurma@redhat.com> - 3.9-37
+- Use sysconfig.get_path() to get %%python3_sitelib and %%python3_sitearch
+- Fixes: rhbz#1946972
+
 * Mon Mar 29 2021 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.9-36
 - Allow commas as argument separator for extras names in %%python_extras_subpkg
 - Fixes: rhbz#1936486
diff --git a/tests/test_evals.py b/tests/test_evals.py
index e2909c3..b5af05f 100644
--- a/tests/test_evals.py
+++ b/tests/test_evals.py
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ def rpm_eval(expression, fails=False, **kwargs):
     return cp.stdout.strip().splitlines()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def lib():
+    lib_eval = rpm_eval("%_lib")[0]
+    if lib_eval == "%_lib" and TESTED_FILES:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "%_lib is not resolved to an actual value. "
+            "You may want to include /usr/lib/rpm/platform/x86_64-linux/macros to TESTED_FILES."
+        )
+    return lib_eval
+
+
 def shell_stdout(script):
     return subprocess.check_output(script,
                                    env={**os.environ, 'LANG': 'C.utf-8'},
@@ -290,9 +301,8 @@ def test_pycached_in_sitelib():
     ]
 
 
-def test_pycached_in_sitearch():
+def test_pycached_in_sitearch(lib):
     lines = rpm_eval('%pycached %{python3_sitearch}/foo*.py')
-    lib = rpm_eval('%_lib')[0]
     assert lines == [
         f'/usr/{lib}/python{X_Y}/site-packages/foo*.py',
         f'/usr/{lib}/python{X_Y}/site-packages/__pycache__/foo*.cpython-{XY}{{,.opt-?}}.pyc'
@@ -532,3 +542,27 @@ def test_platform_triplet():
 @x86_64_only
 def test_ext_suffix():
     assert rpm_eval("%python3_ext_suffix")[0] == f".cpython-{XY}-x86_64-linux-gnu.so"
+
+
+def test_python_sitelib_value():
+    macro = '%python_sitelib'
+    assert rpm_eval(macro, __python='/usr/bin/python3.6')[0] == f'/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages'
+    assert rpm_eval(macro, __python='%__python3')[0] == f'/usr/lib/python{X_Y}/site-packages'
+
+
+def test_python3_sitelib_value():
+    macro = '%python3_sitelib'
+    assert rpm_eval(macro, __python3='/usr/bin/python3.6')[0] == f'/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages'
+    assert rpm_eval(macro)[0] == f'/usr/lib/python{X_Y}/site-packages'
+
+
+def test_python_sitearch_value(lib):
+    macro = '%python_sitearch'
+    assert rpm_eval(macro, __python='/usr/bin/python3.6')[0] == f'/usr/{lib}/python3.6/site-packages'
+    assert rpm_eval(macro, __python='%__python3')[0] == f'/usr/{lib}/python{X_Y}/site-packages'
+
+
+def test_python3_sitearch_value(lib):
+    macro = '%python3_sitearch'
+    assert rpm_eval(macro, __python3='/usr/bin/python3.6')[0] == f'/usr/{lib}/python3.6/site-packages'
+    assert rpm_eval(macro)[0] == f'/usr/{lib}/python{X_Y}/site-packages'
diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
index 83968d2..d6090ec 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yml
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@
     - python3-rpm-macros
     - python3-devel
     - python3-pytest
+    - python3.6