diff --git a/py-qpoases/depend.mk b/py-qpoases/depend.mk
index cd61c956bd23883cdcf9e20bdb2df4d989ff9735..6c5e5144d944786df516d1961b58c3561bb81c5a 100644
--- a/py-qpoases/depend.mk
+++ b/py-qpoases/depend.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DEPEND_ABI.py-qpoases?=	${PKGTAG.python-}qpoases>=3.2
 DEPEND_DIR.py-qpoases?=	../../wip/py-qpoases
 
 SYSTEM_SEARCH.py-qpoases=\
-  '${PYTHON_SITELIB}/qpoases.{*.,}so'
+  '${PYTHON_SYSLIBSEARCH}/qpoases.{*.,}so'
 
 endif # PY_QPOASES_DEPEND_MK --------------------------------------------------