diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index 5734634..571ca49 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}
 install -p -m 644 xmlmapfile/mapfile.xsd %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}
 install -p -m 644 xmlmapfile/mapfile.xsl %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}
 
+# Move python bindings to sitearch
+if [ "%{python3_sitelib}" != "%{python3_sitearch}" ]; then
+    mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}
+    mv %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/* %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}
+fi
+
 # install java
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_javadir}
 install -p -m 644 %{_vpath_builddir}/mapscript/java/mapscript.jar %{buildroot}%{_javadir}/