--- Python/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
+++ Python/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import string
 import sys
+import platform
 
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsPlatformError
 
@@ -115,8 +116,12 @@ def get_python_lib(plat_specific=0, standard_lib=0, prefix=None):
         prefix = plat_specific and EXEC_PREFIX or PREFIX
 
     if os.name == "posix":
+        if plat_specific == 1 and platform.architecture()[0] == "64bit":
+          lib = "lib64"
+        else:
+          lib = "lib"
         libpython = os.path.join(prefix,
-                                 "lib", "python" + get_python_version())
+                                 lib, "python" + get_python_version())
         if standard_lib:
             return libpython
         else: