diff --git a/bindings/python/iio.py b/bindings/python/iio.py
index b91260cc..04bcfa7f 100644
--- a/bindings/python/iio.py
+++ b/bindings/python/iio.py
@@ -218,13 +218,7 @@ _ChannelPtr = _POINTER(_Channel)
 _BufferPtr = _POINTER(_Buffer)
 _DataFormatPtr = _POINTER(DataFormat)
 
-if "Windows" in _system():
-    _iiolib = "libiio.dll"
-else:
-    # Non-windows, possibly Posix system
-    _iiolib = "iio"
-
-_lib = _cdll(find_library(_iiolib), use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
+_lib = _cdll("@libiio@", use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
 
 _get_backends_count = _lib.iio_get_backends_count
 _get_backends_count.restype = c_uint