diff --git a/src/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt
index c8de846..57b9a6b 100644
--- a/src/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if (DOXYGEN_FOUND AND PYTHON3_EXECUTABLE)
 endif ()
 
 set_target_properties (${SWIG_MODULE_python3-mraa_REAL_NAME} PROPERTIES
-  OUTPUT_NAME _mraa
+  OUTPUT_NAME mraa
   COMPILE_FLAGS "-DSWIGPYTHON=${SWIG_FOUND} -DSWIGPYTHON3=${SWIG_FOUND}"
 )