diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 533268b7d0..d72b73df7a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ check_find_package_result( PYTHONINTERP_FOUND "Python Interpreter" )
 # Get the correct Python site package install path from the Python interpreter found by
 # FindPythonInterp unless the user specifically defined a custom path.
 if( NOT PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_PATH )
-    execute_process( COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c "import sysconfig;print(\"%s\"%sysconfig.get_path('purelib'))"
+    execute_process( COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c "import sysconfig;print(\"%s\"%sysconfig.get_path('platlib', vars={'platbase': '.'}))"
         OUTPUT_VARIABLE PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_PATH
         OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
         )