diff --git a/dev-python/python-blivet/files/python-blivet-udev-path.patch b/dev-python/python-blivet/files/python-blivet-udev-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..013080b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/python-blivet/files/python-blivet-udev-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/blivet/pyudev.py
++++ b/blivet/pyudev.py
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from ctypes import CDLL, c_char_p, c_int
+ # XXX this one may need some tweaking...
+ def find_library(name, somajor=0):
+     env = os.environ.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH")
+-    common = ["/lib64", "/lib"]
++    common = ["/lib64", "/lib", "/usr/lib64", "/usr/lib"]
+ 
+     if env:
+         libdirs = env.split(":") + common
diff --git a/dev-python/python-blivet/python-blivet-0.50-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/python-blivet/python-blivet-0.50-r1.ebuild
index 48b40eb49..ae7a453bd 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-blivet/python-blivet-0.50-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-blivet/python-blivet-0.50-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-EAPI="3"
+# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: $
+
+EAPI="5"
 SUPPORT_PYTHON_ABIS="1"
 
-inherit distutils
+inherit eutils distutils
 
 REAL_PN="${PN/python-}"
 if [ "${PR}" != "r0" ]; then
@@ -33,3 +37,10 @@ RDEPEND=">=dev-util/pykickstart-1.99.22
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/${REAL_PN}-${REAL_PN}-${PV}${REAL_PR}"
+
+src_prepare() {
+	# libudev in Gentoo is in /usr/lib64 if systemd
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-udev-path.patch"
+
+	distutils_src_prepare
+}