diff --git a/packages/python/devel/distribute/install b/packages/python/devel/distribute/install
index 794e238817..f031537ab6 100755
--- a/packages/python/devel/distribute/install
+++ b/packages/python/devel/distribute/install
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 PKG_SRC_DIR=`ls -d $PKG_BUILD`
 
-PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR="`ls -d $ROOT/$BUILD/image/system/usr/lib/python*`"
+PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR="`ls -d $INSTALL/usr/lib/python*`"
 export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR/site-packages"
 
 $TOOLCHAIN/bin/easy_install --exclude-scripts --zip-ok --prefix=$INSTALL/usr $PKG_SRC_DIR