diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c828fee4501f0bb4be95e5cfbfd71bdb2e64ea4d..c6919952370f6f4aa188417fe0ffd0d57f2a57dd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build/
 develop-eggs/
 eggs/
 parts/
-python/
+python*/
 *.pyc
 *.egg
 *.egg-info
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index be16f9e68d0c8feb895b533eee1c0afabf70500b..d4c1958ad47a99afaa52a21a78115eb878d6ee9b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 HERE = $(shell pwd)
-PYTHON_PATH = $(HERE)/python
 PYTHON_VER ?= 2.7
 PYTHON_MINOR ?= 2.7.3
+PYTHON_PATH = $(HERE)/python$(PYTHON_VER)
 
 ifeq ($(PYTHON_VER),2.6)
 	PYTHON_MINOR = 2.6.8