diff --git a/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats b/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats
index 5258030b..6ccd1757 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats
+++ b/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ assert_build_log() {
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
 yaml-0.1.6: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
-yaml-0.1.6: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
+yaml-0.1.6: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT
 make -j 2
 make install
 Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ OUT
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
 yaml-0.1.6: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
-yaml-0.1.6: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
+yaml-0.1.6: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT
 make -j 2
 make install
 patch -p0 --force -i $TMP/python-patch.XXX
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ OUT
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
 yaml-0.1.6: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
-yaml-0.1.6: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
+yaml-0.1.6: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT
 make -j 2
 make install
 patch -p1 --force -i $TMP/python-patch.XXX
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ DEF
 
   assert_build_log <<OUT
 Python-3.2.1: CPPFLAGS="-I${TMP}/install/include " LDFLAGS="-L${TMP}/install/lib "
-Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib CPPFLAGS=-I$readline_libdir/include LDFLAGS=-L$readline_libdir/lib
+Python-3.2.1: --prefix=$INSTALL_ROOT CPPFLAGS=-I$readline_libdir/include LDFLAGS=-L$readline_libdir/lib --libdir=$INSTALL_ROOT/lib
 make -j 2
 make install
 OUT
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/test/pyenv_ext.bats b/plugins/python-build/test/pyenv_ext.bats
index 31f8e5b9..143dc594 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/test/pyenv_ext.bats
+++ b/plugins/python-build/test/pyenv_ext.bats
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ verify_python python3.4
 OUT
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ARRAY=(--enable-framework=${TMP}/install)
+PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ARRAY=(--libdir=${TMP}/install/lib --enable-framework=${TMP}/install)
 EOS
 
   [ -L "${INSTALL_ROOT}/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python" ]
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ echo "PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ARRAY=(\${PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ARRAY[@]})"
 OUT
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ARRAY=(--enable-universalsdk=/ --with-universal-archs=intel)
+PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ARRAY=(--libdir=${TMP}/install/lib --enable-universalsdk=/ --with-universal-archs=intel)
 EOS
 }