diff --git a/debian/patches/py_sems_path.patch b/debian/patches/py_sems_path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..535a160b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/py_sems_path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--- a/apps/py_sems/Makefile.defs
++++ b/apps/py_sems/Makefile.defs
+@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
+ PYTHON_LIBDIR = $(shell $(PY_EXE) ./python_lib.py)
+ 
+ # 
+-py-sems-modules-dir?=lib/sems/py_sems
++py-sems-modules-dir?=lib/$(APP_NAME)/py_sems
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 164c79d9..315b18eb 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 sipwise/sw_vcs.patch
 upstream/0001-dsm-mod_dlg-q-f-make-compilable.patch
 no_config.patch
+py_sems_path.patch