diff --git a/distutils/command/install.py b/distutils/command/install.py
index c756b6db8a..18b352fac0 100644
--- a/distutils/command/install.py
+++ b/distutils/command/install.py
@@ -471,8 +471,13 @@ def finalize_unix(self):
                     raise DistutilsOptionError(
                           "must not supply exec-prefix without prefix")
 
-                self.prefix = os.path.normpath(sys.prefix)
-                self.exec_prefix = os.path.normpath(sys.exec_prefix)
+                # Allow Fedora to add components to the prefix
+                _prefix_addition = getattr(sysconfig, '_prefix_addition', "")
+
+                self.prefix = (
+                    os.path.normpath(sys.prefix) + _prefix_addition)
+                self.exec_prefix = (
+                    os.path.normpath(sys.exec_prefix) + _prefix_addition)
 
             else:
                 if self.exec_prefix is None: