diff --git a/bindings/python/iio.py b/bindings/python/iio.py
index 5306daa..f8962ee 100644
--- a/bindings/python/iio.py
+++ b/bindings/python/iio.py
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ if "Windows" in _system():
     _iiolib = "libiio.dll"
 else:
     # Non-windows, possibly Posix system
-    _iiolib = "iio"
+    _iiolib = "@libiio@"
 
-_lib = _cdll(find_library(_iiolib), use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
+_lib = _cdll(_iiolib, use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
 
 _get_backends_count = _lib.iio_get_backends_count
 _get_backends_count.restype = c_uint
diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein b/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein
index cd14e2e..516c409 100644
--- a/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein
+++ b/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class InstallWrapper(install):
             _iiolib = "libiio.dll"
         else:
             # Non-windows, possibly Posix system
-            _iiolib = "iio"
+            _iiolib = "@libiio@"
         try:
             import os
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class InstallWrapper(install):
                 fulllibpath = find_recursive(destdir, "libiio.so")
                 _lib = _cdll(fulllibpath, use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
             else:
-                _lib = _cdll(find_library(_iiolib), use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
+                _lib = _cdll(_iiolib, use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
             if not _lib._name:
                 raise OSError
         except OSError: