--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2020-04-16 10:34:42 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,13 +15,27 @@ else()
     find_package(Python3 3.4 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter)
 endif()
 
+if (NOT PYTHON_EXECUTABLE  STREQUAL "" )
+    set(Python3_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
+    message("Using given PYTHON_EXECUTABLE")
+endif()
+if (NOT PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR STREQUAL "")
+    set(PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR ${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR})
+    message("Using given PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR")
+endif()
+
 option(INSTALL_SERVICE "Install the Charon DBus-service" ON)
 option(INSTALL_CLIENT "Install the Charon Client library" ON)
 
+if ( NOT PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR STREQUAL "")
+    message("Using given PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR for CHARON_INSTALL_PATH")
+    set(CHARON_INSTALL_PATH ${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR})
+else()
 if(EXISTS /etc/debian_version)
     set(CHARON_INSTALL_PATH lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/python${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}/dist-packages)
 else()
     set(CHARON_INSTALL_PATH lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/python${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Python3_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages)
+endif()
 endif()
 
 set(_excludes PATTERN __pycache__ EXCLUDE)