diff --git a/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt b/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d00a8b7..dc06da00 100644
--- a/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ swig_link_libraries(${PYTHON_SWIG_BINDING} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} Sysrepo-cpp)

 file(COPY "examples" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")

-execute_process(COMMAND
-    ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c
-    "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())"
-OUTPUT_VARIABLE PYTHON_MODULE_PATH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+if(NOT DEFINED PYTHON_MODULE_PATH)
+    execute_process(COMMAND
+        ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c
+        "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE PYTHON_MODULE_PATH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+endif()

 install( FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_${PYTHON_SWIG_BINDING}.so" DESTINATION ${PYTHON_MODULE_PATH} )
 install( FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PYTHON_SWIG_BINDING}.py" DESTINATION ${PYTHON_MODULE_PATH} )