diff --git a/packages/libarrow-python/build.sh b/packages/libarrow-python/build.sh
index 1b852d8500..3099bb2748 100644
--- a/packages/libarrow-python/build.sh
+++ b/packages/libarrow-python/build.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python
 -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS=$TERMUX_PREFIX/include/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}
 -DPYTHON_OTHER_LIBS=
--DNUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages/numpy/core/include
+-DNUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/site-packages/numpy/core/include
 -DARROW_PKG_CONFIG_INCLUDEDIR=$TERMUX_PREFIX/include
 -DARROW_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib
 "
diff --git a/packages/opencv/build.sh b/packages/opencv/build.sh
index dc76fe8744..01b4c33892 100644
--- a/packages/opencv/build.sh
+++ b/packages/opencv/build.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ termux_step_pre_configure() {
 	TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+="
 		-DPYTHON_DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE=python
 		-DPYTHON3_INCLUDE_PATH=$TERMUX_PREFIX/include/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}
-		-DPYTHON3_NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages/numpy/core/include
+		-DPYTHON3_NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/site-packages/numpy/core/include
 		"
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/vim-python/build.sh b/packages/vim-python/build.sh
index 017e42ef65..48948f7a08 100644
--- a/packages/vim-python/build.sh
+++ b/packages/vim-python/build.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ vi_cv_path_python3_pfx=$TERMUX_PREFIX
 vi_cv_var_python3_abiflags=
 vi_cv_var_python3_version=${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}
 --enable-python3interp
---with-python3-config-dir=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/config-${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/
+--with-python3-config-dir=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/config-${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/
 "
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION+=" - with python support"
 # Remove share/vim/vim90 which is in vim-runtime built as a subpackage of vim:
diff --git a/packages/xcb-proto/build.sh b/packages/xcb-proto/build.sh
index 53e48f6689..b5415de192 100644
--- a/packages/xcb-proto/build.sh
+++ b/packages/xcb-proto/build.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ TERMUX_PKG_CONFLICTS="xcbproto"
 TERMUX_PKG_REPLACES="xcbproto"
 TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 PYTHON=python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}
-am_cv_python_pythondir=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages
+am_cv_python_pythondir=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/site-packages
 "
diff --git a/scripts/build/termux_step_get_dependencies_python.sh b/scripts/build/termux_step_get_dependencies_python.sh
index 6bf02c09b3..3ab1bc1800 100644
--- a/scripts/build/termux_step_get_dependencies_python.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/termux_step_get_dependencies_python.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ termux_step_get_dependencies_python() {
 		fi
 
 		# adding and setting values ​​to work properly with python modules
-		export PYTHONPATH=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages
-		export PYTHON_SITE_PKG=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages
+		export PYTHONPATH=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/site-packages
+		export PYTHON_SITE_PKG=$PYTHONPATH
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_variables.sh b/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_variables.sh
index 6d6768525d..1eb676f9ed 100644
--- a/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_variables.sh
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ termux_step_setup_variables() {
 	TERMUX_PKG_PYTHON_BUILD_DEPS="" # python modules to be installed via build-pip
 	TERMUX_PKG_PYTHON_COMMON_DEPS="" # python modules to be installed via pip3 or build-pip
 	TERMUX_PYTHON_CROSSENV_PREFIX=$TERMUX_TOPDIR/python-crossenv-prefix # python modules dependency location (only used in non-devices)
+	TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION} # location of python libraries
 
 	unset CFLAGS CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS CXXFLAGS
 }
diff --git a/x11-packages/gnumeric/build.sh b/x11-packages/gnumeric/build.sh
index 13c041d4a4..79fb8c8e5e 100644
--- a/x11-packages/gnumeric/build.sh
+++ b/x11-packages/gnumeric/build.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ termux_step_pre_configure() {
 		$TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_DIR/plugins-python-loader-Makefile.in.diff \
 		| patch --silent -p1
 
-	export PYTHON_GIOVERRIDESDIR=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages/gi/overrides
+	export PYTHON_GIOVERRIDESDIR=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/site-packages/gi/overrides
 
 	CPPFLAGS+=" -D__USE_GNU"
 }
diff --git a/x11-packages/pyqt5/build.sh b/x11-packages/pyqt5/build.sh
index efff1ae6aa..7910915bac 100644
--- a/x11-packages/pyqt5/build.sh
+++ b/x11-packages/pyqt5/build.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ termux_step_pre_configure() {
 	chmod 0700 ${_bindir}/${_cxx}
 	export PATH=${_bindir}:$PATH
 
-	TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_MAKE_ARGS+=" --target-dir=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages"
+	TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_MAKE_ARGS+=" --target-dir=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/site-packages"
 }
 
 termux_step_make() {
diff --git a/x11-packages/python-pyqtwebengine/build.sh b/x11-packages/python-pyqtwebengine/build.sh
index 7e64ab24e8..56acd3da6e 100644
--- a/x11-packages/python-pyqtwebengine/build.sh
+++ b/x11-packages/python-pyqtwebengine/build.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ termux_step_pre_configure() {
 	chmod 0700 ${_bindir}/${_cxx}
 	export PATH=${_bindir}:$PATH
 
-	TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_MAKE_ARGS+=" --target-dir=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages"
+	TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_MAKE_ARGS+=" --target-dir=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/site-packages"
 }
 
 termux_step_make() {
diff --git a/x11-packages/vim-gtk/build.sh b/x11-packages/vim-gtk/build.sh
index e377dedcee..a794b55843 100644
--- a/x11-packages/vim-gtk/build.sh
+++ b/x11-packages/vim-gtk/build.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ vim_cv_tty_group=world
 --enable-python3interp
 --with-features=huge
 --with-lua-prefix=$TERMUX_PREFIX
---with-python3-config-dir=$TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/config-${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/
+--with-python3-config-dir=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/config-${TERMUX_PYTHON_VERSION}/
 --with-tlib=ncursesw
 --with-x"