diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 893e179ec2..ef321ce47f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	src/lxc/legacy/lxc-ls
 
 	src/python-lxc/Makefile
+	src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py
+	src/python-lxc/examples/api_test.py
 
 	src/tests/Makefile
 
diff --git a/src/python-lxc/examples/api_test.py b/src/python-lxc/examples/api_test.py.in
similarity index 99%
rename from src/python-lxc/examples/api_test.py
rename to src/python-lxc/examples/api_test.py.in
index 3ca02677ba..0b17bd6ab3 100644
--- a/src/python-lxc/examples/api_test.py
+++ b/src/python-lxc/examples/api_test.py.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import sys
 
 # Some constants
-LXC_PATH_LIB = "/var/lib/lxc"
+LXC_PATH_LIB = "@LXCPATH@"
 LXC_TEMPLATE = "ubuntu"
 
 # Let's pick a random name, avoiding clashes
diff --git a/src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py b/src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py.in
similarity index 99%
rename from src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py
rename to src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py.in
index cde4fd1e65..f42b9447e1 100644
--- a/src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py.in
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def list_containers(as_object=False):
         List the containers on the system.
     """
     containers = []
-    for entry in glob.glob("/var/lib/lxc/*/config"):
+    for entry in glob.glob("@LXCPATH@/*/config"):
         if as_object:
             containers.append(Container(entry.split("/")[-2]))
         else: