index b228597..aa5fd12 100644
--- a/elpy-rpc.el
+++ b/elpy-rpc.el
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ for example), set this to the full interpreter path."
            (elpy-rpc-restart)))
   :group 'elpy)
 
-(defcustom elpy-rpc-pythonpath (file-name-directory load-file-name)
+(defcustom elpy-rpc-pythonpath "@PYTHONLIB@/site-packages/"
   "A directory to add to the PYTHONPATH for the RPC process.
 
 This should be a directory where the elpy module can be found. If