diff --git a/python/lib/facter/python.rb b/python/lib/facter/python.rb
index 0b39745..bb47d9a 100644
--- a/python/lib/facter/python.rb
+++ b/python/lib/facter/python.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ Facter.add('pythonsitedir') do
             end
         end
         if pythonbin
-            %x{#{pythonbin} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()"}.chomp
+            case Facter.value(:operatingsystem)
+            when "Ubuntu"
+                %x{#{pythonbin} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(prefix='/usr/local')"}.chomp
+            else
+                %x{#{pythonbin} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()"}.chomp
+            end
         end
     end
 end