diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/CMakeLists.txt b/src/vpp-api/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 6450fd9..789a722 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   find_package(PythonInterp 2.7)
 else()
   find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+  set(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND ${Python3_Interpreter_FOUND})
+  set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ${Python3_EXECUTABLE})
 endif()
 
 if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
@@ -24,11 +26,10 @@
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
       COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ./setup.py
 	install
-	  --root /
+	  --root=\$ENV{DESTDIR}/
 	  --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
 	  --single-version-externally-managed
 	  bdist_egg
-	  --dist-dir=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
       OUTPUT_QUIET
     )"
     COMPONENT vpp-api-python