diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py

index 9474e9c..c0ce4c6 100644

--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py

+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py

@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ WINDOWS_SCHEME = {

 INSTALL_SCHEMES = {

     'unix_prefix': {

         'purelib': '$base/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',

-        'platlib': '$platbase/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',

+        'platlib': '$platbase/lib64/python$py_version_short/site-packages',

         'headers': '$base/include/python$py_version_short$abiflags/$dist_name',

         'scripts': '$base/bin',

         'data'   : '$base',

         },

     'unix_home': {

         'purelib': '$base/lib/python',

-        'platlib': '$base/lib/python',

+        'platlib': '$base/lib64/python',

         'headers': '$base/include/python/$dist_name',

         'scripts': '$base/bin',

         'data'   : '$base',

diff --git a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

index 026cca7..6d3e077 100644

--- a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

+++ b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

@@ -132,8 +132,12 @@ def get_python_lib(plat_specific=0, standard_lib=0, prefix=None):

             prefix = plat_specific and EXEC_PREFIX or PREFIX

     if os.name == "posix":

+        if plat_specific or standard_lib:

+            lib = "lib64"

+        else:

+            lib = "lib"

         libpython = os.path.join(prefix,

-                                 "lib", "python" + get_python_version())

+                                 lib, "python" + get_python_version())

         if standard_lib:

             return libpython

         else:

diff a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py

--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py

+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_install.py

@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@

             self.assertEqual(got, expected)

         libdir = os.path.join(destination, "lib", "python")

+        platlibdir = os.path.join(destination, "lib64", "python")

         check_path(cmd.install_lib, libdir)

-        check_path(cmd.install_platlib, libdir)

+        check_path(cmd.install_platlib, platlibdir)

         check_path(cmd.install_purelib, libdir)

         check_path(cmd.install_headers,

                    os.path.join(destination, "include", "python", "foopkg"))

diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py

index a84e3bb..ba0d3ea 100644

--- a/Lib/site.py

+++ b/Lib/site.py

@@ -303,11 +303,15 @@ def getsitepackages(prefixes=None):

         seen.add(prefix)

         if os.sep == '/':

+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib64",

+                                        "python" + sys.version[:3],

+                                        "site-packages"))

             sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib",

                                         "python%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2],

                                         "site-packages"))

         else:

             sitepackages.append(prefix)

+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib64", "site-packages"))

             sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib", "site-packages"))

         if sys.platform == "darwin":

             # for framework builds *only* we add the standard Apple

diff --git a/Lib/sysconfig.py b/Lib/sysconfig.py

index b9bbfe5..2a5f29c 100644

--- a/Lib/sysconfig.py

+++ b/Lib/sysconfig.py

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ __all__ = [

 _INSTALL_SCHEMES = {

     'posix_prefix': {

-        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

-        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

+        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

         'purelib': '{base}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

-        'platlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

+        'platlib': '{platbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

         'include':

             '{installed_base}/include/python{py_version_short}{abiflags}',

         'platinclude':

@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ _INSTALL_SCHEMES = {

         'data': '{userbase}',

         },

     'posix_user': {

-        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

-        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',

+        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

+        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',

         'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

-        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

+        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',

         'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',

         'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',

         'data': '{userbase}',

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_site.py b/Lib/test/test_site.py

index f698927..bc977b5 100644

--- a/Lib/test/test_site.py

+++ b/Lib/test/test_site.py

@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ class HelperFunctionsTests(unittest.TestCase):

             self.assertEqual(dirs[1], wanted)

         elif os.sep == '/':

             # OS X non-framework builds, Linux, FreeBSD, etc

-            self.assertEqual(len(dirs), 1)

-            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib',

+            self.assertEqual(len(dirs), 2)

+            wanted = os.path.join('xoxo', 'lib64',

                                   'python%d.%d' % sys.version_info[:2],

                                   'site-packages')

             self.assertEqual(dirs[0], wanted)

diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in

index 8fa7934..a693917 100644

--- a/Makefile.pre.in

+++ b/Makefile.pre.in

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ LIBDIR=		@libdir@

 MANDIR=		@mandir@

 INCLUDEDIR=	@includedir@

 CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include

-SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib

+SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib64

 ABIFLAGS=	@ABIFLAGS@

 # Detailed destination directories

diff --git a/Modules/getpath.c b/Modules/getpath.c

index 65b47a3..eaa756c 100644

--- a/Modules/getpath.c

+++ b/Modules/getpath.c

@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ calculate_path(void)

     _pythonpath = Py_DecodeLocale(PYTHONPATH, NULL);

     _prefix = Py_DecodeLocale(PREFIX, NULL);

     _exec_prefix = Py_DecodeLocale(EXEC_PREFIX, NULL);

-    lib_python = Py_DecodeLocale("lib/python" VERSION, NULL);

+    lib_python = Py_DecodeLocale("lib64/python" VERSION, NULL);

     if (!_pythonpath || !_prefix || !_exec_prefix || !lib_python) {

         Py_FatalError(

@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ calculate_path(void)

     }

     else

         wcsncpy(zip_path, _prefix, MAXPATHLEN);

-    joinpath(zip_path, L"lib/python00.zip");

+    joinpath(zip_path, L"lib64/python00.zip");

     bufsz = wcslen(zip_path);   /* Replace "00" with version */

     zip_path[bufsz - 6] = VERSION[0];

     zip_path[bufsz - 5] = VERSION[2];

@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ calculate_path(void)

             fprintf(stderr,

                 "Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>\n");

         wcsncpy(exec_prefix, _exec_prefix, MAXPATHLEN);

-        joinpath(exec_prefix, L"lib/lib-dynload");

+        joinpath(exec_prefix, L"lib64/lib-dynload");

     }

     /* If we found EXEC_PREFIX do *not* reduce it!  (Yet.) */

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py

index 0f2dfc4..da37896 100644

--- a/setup.py

+++ b/setup.py

@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

         # directories (i.e. '.' and 'Include') must be first.  See issue

         # 10520.

         if not cross_compiling:

-            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')

+            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib64')

             add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')

         # only change this for cross builds for 3.3, issues on Mageia

         if cross_compiling:

@@ -780,11 +780,11 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

             elif curses_library:

                 readline_libs.append(curses_library)

             elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs +

-                                                     ['/usr/lib/termcap'],

+                                                     ['/usr/lib64/termcap'],

                                                      'termcap'):

                 readline_libs.append('termcap')

             exts.append( Extension('readline', ['readline.c'],

-                                   library_dirs=['/usr/lib/termcap'],

+                                   library_dirs=['/usr/lib64/termcap'],

                                    extra_link_args=readline_extra_link_args,

                                    libraries=readline_libs) )

         else:

@@ -821,8 +821,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):

             if krb5_h:

                 ssl_incs += krb5_h

         ssl_libs = find_library_file(self.compiler, 'ssl',lib_dirs,

-                                     ['/usr/local/ssl/lib',

-                                      '/usr/contrib/ssl/lib/'

+                                     ['/usr/local/ssl/lib64',

+                                      '/usr/contrib/ssl/lib64/'

                                      ] )

         if (ssl_incs is not None and

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac

index 01c66fe..1e6d515 100644

--- a/configure.ac

+++ b/configure.ac

@@ -4772,9 +4772,9 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($LDVERSION)

 dnl define LIBPL after ABIFLAGS and LDVERSION is defined.

 AC_SUBST(PY_ENABLE_SHARED)

 if test x$PLATFORM_TRIPLET = x; then

-  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}"

+  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib64/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}"

 else

-  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}-${PLATFORM_TRIPLET}"

+  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib64/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}-${PLATFORM_TRIPLET}"

 fi

 AC_SUBST(LIBPL)