diff -up Botan-1.10.13/src/build-data/makefile/python.in.orig Botan-1.10.13/src/build-data/makefile/python.in
--- Botan-1.10.13/src/build-data/makefile/python.in.orig	2016-04-28 15:27:08.000000000 +0200
+++ Botan-1.10.13/src/build-data/makefile/python.in	2016-06-30 16:12:04.001859858 +0200
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ BOTAN_PYTHON_MODDIR = %{python_obj_dir}
 
 PYTHON_OBJS   = %{python_objs}
 
+BOOST_PYTHON = boost_python
+
 all: $(BOTAN_PYTHON_MODDIR)/_botan.so
 
 %{python_build_cmds}
 
 $(BOTAN_PYTHON_MODDIR)/_botan.so: $(PYTHON_OBJS)
 	cp %{python_dir}/*.py $(BOTAN_PYTHON_MODDIR)
-	$(CXX) -shared -Wl,-soname,$@ $(PYTHON_OBJS) -L. -L$(PYTHON_ROOT) $(LDFLAGS) -lbotan-$(SERIES) -lboost_python -o $@
+	$(CXX) -shared -Wl,-soname,$@ $(PYTHON_OBJS) -L. -L$(PYTHON_ROOT) $(LDFLAGS) -lbotan-$(SERIES) -l$(BOOST_PYTHON) -o $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BOTAN_PYTHON_MODDIR)/*