diff --git a/commonshrc b/commonshrc
index d891d32..6d5ea70 100644
--- a/commonshrc
+++ b/commonshrc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ add_myprefix_to MANPATH share/man
 
 add_myprefix_to PKG_CONFIG_PATH lib/pkgconfig
 
-add_myprefix_to PYTHONPATH lib/python2.6/site-packages
+add_myprefix_to PYTHONPATH lib/python2.7/site-packages
 add_myprefix_to PYTHONPATH lib/python/site-packages
 add_myprefix_to PYTHONPATH lib/python