diff --git a/config/options.python b/config/options.python
index fbb6e0b134..e3a002a0e5 100644
--- a/config/options.python
+++ b/config/options.python
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ PYTHON_DIR="`ls -d $ROOT/$BUILD/Python*`"
 PYTHON_LIBDIR="`ls -d $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/python*`"
 PYTHON_INCDIR="`ls -d $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/python*`"
 PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN_PATH=`ls -d $PYTHON_LIBDIR/site-packages`
-PYTHON_IMAGE_PATH=$PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN_PATH
+PYTHON_SYSROOT_PATH=$PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN_PATH
+
+PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR="`ls -d $BUILD/image/system/usr/lib/python*`"
+PYTHON_IMAGE_PATH=`ls -d $PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR/site-packages`
 
 export PYTHON="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python"
 export LDSHARED="$CC -shared"
 export ac_cv_path_PYTHON=$PYTHON
-export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN_PATH:$PYTHON_IMAGE_PATH"
+export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN_PATH:$PYTHON_SYSROOT_PATH:$PYTHON_IMAGE_PATH"