diff --git a/media-video/syncplay/files/syncplay-1.4.0-rc2-fix-makefile.patch b/media-video/syncplay/files/syncplay-1.4.0-rc2-fix-makefile.patch
index 9348b92f7d2ca..b72d42bfd24f3 100644
--- a/media-video/syncplay/files/syncplay-1.4.0-rc2-fix-makefile.patch
+++ b/media-video/syncplay/files/syncplay-1.4.0-rc2-fix-makefile.patch
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ index c52c09a..725e70e 100644
  	-mkdir -p $(BIN_PATH)
  	cp syncplayClient.py $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay
 -	sed -i -e 's%# libpath%site.addsitedir\("$(BASE_PATH)/lib/syncplay"\)%' $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay
-+	sed -i -e 's%# libpath%site.addsitedir\("$(LIB_PATH)/syncplay"\)%' $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay
++	sed -i -e 's%# libpath%site.addsitedir\("${PREFIX}/lib/syncplay"\)%' $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay
  	chmod 755 $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay
  	cp syncplayClient.py $(LIB_PATH)/syncplay/
  	cp resources/syncplay.desktop $(APP_SHORTCUT_PATH)/
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ index c52c09a..725e70e 100644
  	-mkdir -p $(BIN_PATH)
  	cp syncplayServer.py $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay-server
 -	sed -i -e 's%# libpath%site.addsitedir\("$(BASE_PATH)/lib/syncplay"\)%' $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay-server
-+	sed -i -e 's%# libpath%site.addsitedir\("$(LIB_PATH)/syncplay"\)%' $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay-server
++	sed -i -e 's%# libpath%site.addsitedir\("${PREFIX}/lib/syncplay"\)%' $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay-server
  	chmod 755 $(BIN_PATH)/syncplay-server
  	cp syncplayServer.py $(LIB_PATH)/syncplay/
  	cp resources/syncplay-server.desktop $(APP_SHORTCUT_PATH)/