diff --git a/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin_0.5.58.bb b/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin_0.5.58.bb
index 963e0383dd0644d96c657d21ec7a95219d80dc90..36d74faf13c17746b7916953da97773723caf3a5 100644
--- a/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin_0.5.58.bb
+++ b/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin_0.5.58.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "dd99cc04eeaf16a13185dd0a2f576939fa997dfb16a40ba45068c4d2eb
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DSETUPTOOLS_DEB_LAYOUT=OFF"
 
-inherit cmake pythonnative
+inherit cmake pythonnative python-dir
+
+FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR}/* ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*"
 
 export BUILD_SYS
 export HOST_SYS