diff --git a/src/engine/build.jam b/src/engine/build.jam
index e16b240859..5ae47d29c8 100644
--- a/src/engine/build.jam
+++ b/src/engine/build.jam
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ if $(with-python)
         {
             local inc = [ GLOB [ .path $(python-location) include ] : python$(v) ] ;
             local lib = [ GLOB [ .path $(python-location) lib ] : libpython$(v)* ] ;
+            lib ?= [ GLOB [ .path $(python-location) lib x86_64-linux-gnu ] : libpython$(v)* ] ;
             if $(inc) && $(lib)
             {
                 --python-include ?= $(inc) ;