diff --git a/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py b/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py
index 9c93d567..55f32973 100644
--- a/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py
+++ b/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pyver = os.popen("python --version 2>&1 | grep -oE '([[:digit:]].[[:digit:]])'")
 env = locals()
 
 env['PYTHON'+pyver+'INCLUDE']  = []
-env['PYTHON'+pyver+'LIB']      = ['boost_python']
+env['PYTHON'+pyver+'LIB']      = ['boost_python3' if pyver[0] == '3' else 'boost_python']
 
 for entry in os.popen("python-config --cflags --libs").read().split():
 	if entry[:2] == '-I':
diff --git a/build/config-linux-gcc.py b/build/config-linux-gcc.py
index 2f8ce2fe..7872e6fd 100644
--- a/build/config-linux-gcc.py
+++ b/build/config-linux-gcc.py
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ pyver = os.popen("python --version 2>&1 | grep -oE '([[:digit:]].[[:digit:]])'")
 env = locals()
 
 env['PYTHON'+pyver+'INCLUDE']  = []
-env['PYTHON'+pyver+'LIB']      = ['boost_python']
+env['PYTHON'+pyver+'LIB']      = ['boost_python3' if pyver[0] == '3' else 'boost_python']
+
+print(env['PYTHON'+pyver+'LIB'])
 
 for entry in os.popen("python-config --cflags --libs").read().split():
 	if entry[:2] == '-I':