diff --git a/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d899cb32..21b2d1914 100644
--- a/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ if(WITH_DOC)
 		${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/conf.py.in
 		${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/conf.py)
 	add_custom_command(TARGET libiio-py POST_BUILD
-		COMMAND ${SPHINX_EXECUTABLE}
+		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+		${SPHINX_EXECUTABLE}
 			-b html
 			-n
 			-c ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc
diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein b/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein
index dd40c11c4..cd14e2e99 100644
--- a/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein
+++ b/bindings/python/setup.py.cmakein
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class InstallWrapper(install):
             destdir = os.getenv("DESTDIR", "")
             if destdir:
                 destdir = os.path.join("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}", destdir)
-                out = find_recursive(destdir, "libiio.so")
-                _lib = _cdll(out, use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
+                fulllibpath = find_recursive(destdir, "libiio.so")
+                _lib = _cdll(fulllibpath, use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
             else:
                 _lib = _cdll(find_library(_iiolib), use_errno=True, use_last_error=True)
             if not _lib._name: