diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index cc7232f235d..7132e8076ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6742,7 +6742,7 @@ in modules // {
     preConfigure = ''
        cat > site.cfg << END
        [samplerate]
-       library_dirs=${pkgs.libsamplerate}/lib
+       library_dirs=${pkgs.libsamplerate.out}/lib
        include_dirs=${pkgs.libsamplerate}/include
        END
     '';