diff --git a/benchmarks/Makefile.am b/benchmarks/Makefile.am
index ed893457a0..5c27bbb419 100644
--- a/benchmarks/Makefile.am
+++ b/benchmarks/Makefile.am
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ nodist_libbenchmark_messages_la_SOURCES =                         \
 python-pure-python-benchmark: python_add_init
 	@echo "Writing shortcut script python-pure-python-benchmark..."
 	@echo '#! /bin/bash' > python-pure-python-benchmark
-	@echo export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/libprotobuf.la >> python-pure-python-benchmark
-	@echo export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/libprotobuf.la >> python-pure-python-benchmark
+	@echo export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/.libs >> python-pure-python-benchmark
+	@echo export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/.libs >> python-pure-python-benchmark
 	@echo export PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION=\'python\' >> python-pure-python-benchmark
 	@echo cp $(srcdir)/python/py_benchmark.py tmp >> python-pure-python-benchmark
 	@echo python tmp/py_benchmark.py '$$@' >> python-pure-python-benchmark
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ python-pure-python-benchmark: python_add_init
 python-cpp-reflection-benchmark: python_add_init
 	@echo "Writing shortcut script python-cpp-reflection-benchmark..."
 	@echo '#! /bin/bash' > python-cpp-reflection-benchmark
-	@echo export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/libprotobuf.la >> python-cpp-reflection-benchmark
-	@echo export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/libprotobuf.la >> python-cpp-reflection-benchmark
+	@echo export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/.libs >> python-cpp-reflection-benchmark
+	@echo export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/.libs >> python-cpp-reflection-benchmark
 	@echo export PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION=\'cpp\' >> python-cpp-reflection-benchmark
 	@echo cp $(srcdir)/python/py_benchmark.py tmp >> python-cpp-reflection-benchmark
 	@echo python tmp/py_benchmark.py '$$@' >> python-cpp-reflection-benchmark
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ python-cpp-reflection-benchmark: python_add_init
 python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark: python_add_init libbenchmark_messages.la
 	@echo "Writing shortcut script python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark..."
 	@echo '#! /bin/bash' > python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark
-	@echo export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/libprotobuf.la >> python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark
-	@echo export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/libprotobuf.la >> python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark
+	@echo export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/.libs >> python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark
+	@echo export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/src/.libs >> python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark
 	@echo export PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION=\'cpp\' >> python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark
 	@echo cp $(srcdir)/python/py_benchmark.py tmp >> python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark
 	@echo python tmp/py_benchmark.py --cpp_generated '$$@' >> python-cpp-generated-code-benchmark