diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/testcases/add_pmbootstrap_to_import_path/__init__.py b/.gitlab-ci/testcases/add_pmbootstrap_to_import_path/__init__.py
index 071e35816..6296f1928 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/testcases/add_pmbootstrap_to_import_path/__init__.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/testcases/add_pmbootstrap_to_import_path/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 import os
+from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
 
 
 def path_pmbootstrap():
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ def path_pmbootstrap():
     if os.path.exists(dir + "/pmb/__init__.py"):
         return dir
 
+    dir = get_python_lib()
+    if os.path.exists(dir + "/pmb/__init__.py"):
+        return dir
+
     # Symlink not set up properly
     print("ERROR: 'pmbootstrap' is not a symlink to pmbootstrap.py")
     sys.exit(1)