1diff --git a/bindings/python/iio.py b/bindings/python/iio.py
2index b91260cc..04bcfa7f 100644
3--- a/bindings/python/iio.py
4+++ b/bindings/python/iio.py
5@@ -218,13 +218,7 @@ _ChannelPtr = _POINTER(_Channel)
6 _BufferPtr = _POINTER(_Buffer)
7 _DataFormatPtr = _POINTER(DataFormat)
8
9-if "Windows" in _system():
10- _iiolib = "libiio.dll"
11-else:
12- # Non-windows, possibly Posix system
13- _iiolib = "iio"
14-
15-_lib = _cdll(find_library(_iiolib), use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
16+_lib = _cdll("@libiio@", use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
17
18 _get_backends_count = _lib.iio_get_backends_count
19 _get_backends_count.restype = c_uint