diff --git a/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake b/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake
index c3b6f7dfdf3da9f18f05561be504928a52dfe2f3..09a87104f85a153eacb6343a496ac7545d0966cc 100644
--- a/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake
+++ b/cmake_support/FindPython.cmake
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ macro(_find_python PYTHON_ROOT VERSION)
     find_library(PYTHON_LIBRARIES
       NAMES "python${_VERSION_NO_DOTS}" "python${VERSION}"
       HINTS "${PYTHON_ROOT}"
-      PATH_SUFFIXES lib
+      PATH_SUFFIXES lib libs
       NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH NO_DEFAULT_PATH
     )
     find_path(PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH