diff --git a/apps/py_sems/Makefile b/apps/py_sems/Makefile
index 1022c51a..21314bf7 100644
--- a/apps/py_sems/Makefile
+++ b/apps/py_sems/Makefile
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ install_python_files: $(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)
 		fi ; \
 	done
 
+	echo "Installing py_sems script path..."
+	$(INSTALL-MODULES) -d $(modules-prefix)/$(py-sems-modules-dir)
+
 .PHONY: clean_py_sems_lib
 clean_py_sems_lib:
 	COREPATH=../$(COREPATH) $(MAKE) -C sip/ clean
diff --git a/apps/py_sems/Makefile.defs b/apps/py_sems/Makefile.defs
index fdef5a4b..22a7634d 100644
--- a/apps/py_sems/Makefile.defs
+++ b/apps/py_sems/Makefile.defs
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ PY_EXE = python$(PY_VER)
 PYTHON_PREFIX = /usr
 PYTHON_DIR = $(PYTHON_PREFIX)/include/python$(PY_VER)
 PYTHON_LIBDIR = $(PYTHON_PREFIX)/lib/python$(PY_VER)
+
+# 
+py-sems-modules-dir?=lib/sems/py_sems
diff --git a/apps/py_sems/Makefile.py_sems_application b/apps/py_sems/Makefile.py_sems_application
index 6749e8f0..228d1637 100644
--- a/apps/py_sems/Makefile.py_sems_application
+++ b/apps/py_sems/Makefile.py_sems_application
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ PYSEMSPATH ?= ../py_sems
 include $(COREPATH)/../Makefile.defs
 include $(PYSEMSPATH)/Makefile.defs
 
-# 
-py-sems-modules-dir?=lib/sems/py_sems
-
 LIB_INSTALLDIR?=$(modules-prefix)/$(py-sems-modules-dir)
 TARBALL_PREFIX=sems-app-${NAME}
 TARBALL="${TARBALL_PREFIX}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"