diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk b/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk
index 647f649f7..7c9e21980 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ $(call Package/python/Default)
 endef
 
 define PyPackage/python-dev/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/python*config $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libpython$(PYTHON_VERSION).so* $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/config/libpython$(PYTHON_VERSION).a $(1)/usr/lib
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call PyBasePackage,python-dev, \