--- 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: