diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/gst1-python.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/gst1-python.mk
index 23b4bbd900..122c3dd997 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/gst1-python.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/gst1-python.mk
@@ -23,10 +23,16 @@ GST1_PYTHON_CONF_ENV += \
 	_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=$(PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME) \
 	PYTHONPATH=$(PYTHON3_PATH)
 
-# Due to the CONF_ENV options, libpython-dir must be set to the host directory
+# Due to the CONF_ENV options, libpython-dir must be set manually
 # or else the error: "Python dynamic library path could not be determined"
-# will occure
+# occurs. We set the libpython-dir to /usr/lib as this path is hard-coded
+# into the resulting .so file as /usr/lib/python3.$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).so.
+# Because we provide PYTHONPATH=$(PYTHON3_PATH) above, the logic in the meson
+# file uses the above python path to determine if /usr/lib/ has the proper .so
+# file. Because Buildroot provides the appropriate paths, the meson file finds
+# the correct .so file, and the resulting compiled library has the appropriate
+# path of /usr/lib/python3.$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).so
 GST1_PYTHON_CONF_OPTS += \
-	-Dlibpython-dir=$(HOST_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)
+	-Dlibpython-dir=/usr/lib/
 
 $(eval $(meson-package))