diff --git a/misc/kdeedu3/Makefile b/misc/kdeedu3/Makefile
index ff03ea61548a..5f620905cd85 100644
--- a/misc/kdeedu3/Makefile
+++ b/misc/kdeedu3/Makefile
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-kig-python-scripting
 PLIST_SUB+=	BOOST_PYTHON="@comment "
 .endif
 
-PYTHON_LIBDIR!=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/python -c 'import sys;print sys.prefix'
-
 pre-configure:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} \
-	-e 's|pylibdir in.*|pylibdir in "${PYTHON_LIBDIR}/lib" \\|g' \
+	-e 's|pylibdir in.*|pylibdir in "${LOCALBASE}/lib" \\|g' \
 	${WRKSRC}/configure
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/misc/kdeedu4/Makefile b/misc/kdeedu4/Makefile
index ff03ea61548a..5f620905cd85 100644
--- a/misc/kdeedu4/Makefile
+++ b/misc/kdeedu4/Makefile
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-kig-python-scripting
 PLIST_SUB+=	BOOST_PYTHON="@comment "
 .endif
 
-PYTHON_LIBDIR!=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/python -c 'import sys;print sys.prefix'
-
 pre-configure:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} \
-	-e 's|pylibdir in.*|pylibdir in "${PYTHON_LIBDIR}/lib" \\|g' \
+	-e 's|pylibdir in.*|pylibdir in "${LOCALBASE}/lib" \\|g' \
 	${WRKSRC}/configure
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>