diff --git a/CMake/cdat_modules/python_pkg.cmake b/CMake/cdat_modules/python_pkg.cmake
index 680cd29921..f2b38501c2 100644
--- a/CMake/cdat_modules/python_pkg.cmake
+++ b/CMake/cdat_modules/python_pkg.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ set(CDAT_OS_XTRA_PATH "")
 set(PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 set(PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES_PREFIX}/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages)
 if (APPLE)
-  set(PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES_PREFIX}/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/${PYVER}/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages)
+  set(PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/${PYVER})
+  set(PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES_PREFIX}/lib/python${PYVER}/site-packages)
 endif()
 set(PYTHONPATH ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES})