diff --git a/src/python/python2/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python/python2/CMakeLists.txt
index 79d8daa..8c48c39 100644
--- a/src/python/python2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python/python2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ if (PYTHON2_LIBRARY)
       COMPILE_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DSWIGPYTHON=${SWIG_FOUND} -DSWIGPYTHON2=${SWIG_FOUND}"
     )
 
-    install (FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_mraa${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mraa.py
-             DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYTHON2_PACKAGES_PATH})
+    install (TARGETS ${SWIG_MODULE_python2-mraa_REAL_NAME}
+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYTHON2_PACKAGES_PATH}
+    )
+
+    install (FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mraa.py
+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYTHON2_PACKAGES_PATH}
+    )
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory (docs)
diff --git a/src/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt
index 068605f..6c3846b 100644
--- a/src/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ if (PYTHON3_LIBRARY)
       COMPILE_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DSWIGPYTHON=${SWIG_FOUND} -DDSWIGPYTHON3=${SWIG_FOUND}"
     )
 
-    install (FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_mraa${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mraa.py
-             DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYTHON3_PACKAGES_PATH})
+    install (TARGETS ${SWIG_MODULE_python3-mraa_REAL_NAME}
+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYTHON3_PACKAGES_PATH}
+    )
+
+    install (FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mraa.py
+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYTHON3_PACKAGES_PATH}
+    )
 endif ()