--- configure.in.orig	2014-07-17 11:19:35.000000000 -0700
+++ configure.in	2014-07-17 11:28:45.000000000 -0700
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 esac
 
 # Search for the required modules.
-
+	
 # We have a direct dependency on X11 on gdk-x11, see bug #613525
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for GDK target])
 GDK_TARGET="$($PKG_CONFIG --variable target gdk-$GTK_API_VERSION)"
@@ -459,8 +459,20 @@
 
 if $BUILD_PYTHON ; then
 	AM_PATH_PYTHON
+	
 	if test -z "$PYTHON" ; then
 		BUILD_PYTHON=false
+	else
+		dnl Override standard python locations with MacPorts version specific ones
+
+		AC_SUBST([PYTHON_PREFIX], [`$PYTHON -c 'import sys; print(sys.prefix);'`])
+		AC_SUBST([PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX], [`$PYTHON -c 'import sys; print(sys.exec_prefix)'`])
+
+		am_cv_python_pythondir=$PYTHON_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
+		am_cv_python_pyexecdir=$PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
+
+		AC_SUBST([pythondir], [$am_cv_python_pythondir])
+		AC_SUBST([pyexecdir], [$am_cv_python_pyexecdir])
 	fi
 fi