diff --git a/Modules/main.c b/Modules/main.c
index 1b1d8041ef1..899cbc23a58 100644
--- a/Modules/main.c
+++ b/Modules/main.c
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(MS_WINDOWS)
-#define PYTHONHOMEHELP "<prefix>\\lib"
+#define PYTHONHOMEHELP "<prefix>\\python{major}{minor}"
 #else
-#define PYTHONHOMEHELP "<prefix>/pythonX.X"
+#define PYTHONHOMEHELP "<prefix>/lib/pythonX.X"
 #endif
 
 #include "pygetopt.h"