diff --git a/src/python-bindings/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python-bindings/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c2b104363..e2d16a7a69 100644
--- a/src/python-bindings/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python-bindings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ else()
     if (DEFINED PYTHON_VERSION_STRING AND PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
       set ( PYTHON_BOOST_LIB boost_python )
       if (DEFINED SYSTEM_NAME)
-        if (${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "rhel7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "centos7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "sl7")
+        if (${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "rhel7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "centos7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "sl7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "fc3.")
             set ( PYTHON_BOOST_LIB "boost_python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}" )
         endif()
         if (${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Debian" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Ubuntu")
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ else()
     endif()
 
     if (DEFINED PYTHON3_VERSION_STRING AND PYTHON3LIBS_FOUND AND NOT ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "fc27")
-      if (${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "rhel7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "centos7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "sl7")
+      set ( PYTHON3_BOOST_LIB boost_python3 )
+      if (${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "rhel7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "centos7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "sl7" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "fc3.")
         set ( PYTHON3_BOOST_LIB "boost_python${PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR}${PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR}" )
       endif()
       if (${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Debian" OR ${SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Ubuntu")