diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb
index cf78b45759..152ee49a89 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ SRCREV = "a1d9615adde6d1a568813c24a128273ed755af04"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit autotools
+inherit autotools python-dir
+
+CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "am_cv_python_pythondir=${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/lowpan-tools"
 
 do_install_append() {
 	rmdir ${D}${localstatedir}/run