1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass b/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass
index c2f74039cb..3cf1d6b786 100644
--- a/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ DISTUTILS_BUILD_ARGS ?= ""
 DISTUTILS_STAGE_HEADERS_ARGS ?= "--install-dir=${STAGING_INCDIR}/${PYTHON_DIR}"
 DISTUTILS_STAGE_ALL_ARGS ?= "--prefix=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${prefix} \
     --install-data=${STAGING_DATADIR}"
-DISTUTILS_INSTALL_ARGS ?= "--prefix=${D}/${prefix} \
-    --install-data=${D}/${datadir}"
+DISTUTILS_INSTALL_ARGS ?= "--root=${D} \
+    --prefix=${prefix} \
+    --install-lib=${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR} \
+    --install-data=${datadir}"
 
 distutils_do_compile() {
          NO_FETCH_BUILD=1 \
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ distutils_do_install() {
         STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
         STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
         PYTHONPATH=${D}${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR} \
-        ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/${PYTHON_PN}-native/${PYTHON_PN} setup.py install --install-lib=${D}/${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR} ${DISTUTILS_INSTALL_ARGS} || \
+        ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/${PYTHON_PN}-native/${PYTHON_PN} setup.py install ${DISTUTILS_INSTALL_ARGS} || \
         bbfatal_log "${PYTHON_PN} setup.py install execution failed."
 
         # support filenames with *spaces*