1diff --git a/bindings/python/iio.py b/bindings/python/iio.py
2index 5306daa..f8962ee 100644
3--- a/bindings/python/iio.py
4+++ b/bindings/python/iio.py
5@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ if "Windows" in _system():
6 _iiolib = "libiio.dll"
7 else:
8 # Non-windows, possibly Posix system
9- _iiolib = "iio"
10+ _iiolib = "@libiio@"
11
12-_lib = _cdll(find_library(_iiolib), use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
13+_lib = _cdll(_iiolib, use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
14
15 _get_backends_count = _lib.iio_get_backends_count
16 _get_backends_count.restype = c_uint
17diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein b/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein
18index cd14e2e..516c409 100644
19--- a/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein
20+++ b/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein
21@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class InstallWrapper(install):
22 _iiolib = "libiio.dll"
23 else:
24 # Non-windows, possibly Posix system
25- _iiolib = "iio"
26+ _iiolib = "@libiio@"
27 try:
28 import os
29
30@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class InstallWrapper(install):
31 fulllibpath = find_recursive(destdir, "libiio.so")
32 _lib = _cdll(fulllibpath, use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
33 else:
34- _lib = _cdll(find_library(_iiolib), use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
35+ _lib = _cdll(_iiolib, use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
36 if not _lib._name:
37 raise OSError
38 except OSError: