diff --git a/brp-python-bytecompile b/brp-python-bytecompile
index 012e8b5..ead7022 100755
--- a/brp-python-bytecompile
+++ b/brp-python-bytecompile
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export PYTHONHASHSEED=0
 shopt -s nullglob
 for python_libdir in `find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" -type d|grep -E "/(usr|app)/lib(64)?/python[0-9]\.[0-9]+$"`;
 do
-	python_binary=/usr/bin/$(basename $python_libdir)
+	python_binary=$(basename $python_libdir)
 	real_libdir=${python_libdir/$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/}
 	echo "Bytecompiling .py files below $python_libdir using $python_binary"
 
diff --git a/redhat-rpm-config.spec b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
index d54b4f6..b86a94d 100644
--- a/redhat-rpm-config.spec
+++ b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Summary: Red Hat specific rpm configuration files
 Name: redhat-rpm-config
-Version: 180
+Version: 181
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 # No version specified.
 License: GPL+
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ install -p -m 644 -t %{buildroot}%{_rpmluadir}/fedora/srpm forge.lua
 %{_rpmconfigdir}/macros.d/macros.kmp
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 10 2021 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 181-1
+- BRP Python Bytecompile: Avoid hardcoding /usr/bin prefix for python
+
 * Tue Jan 19 2021 Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> - 180-1
 - Use -march=x86-64-v2 only for the gcc toolchain