diff --git a/python/config.py b/python/config.py
index a609f1da..ff74f4e9 100644
--- a/python/config.py
+++ b/python/config.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ NG_INSTALL_DIR_RES      = "@NG_INSTALL_DIR_RES_DEFAULT@"
 
 NETGEN_PYTHON_RPATH_BIN = "@NETGEN_PYTHON_RPATH_BIN@"
 NETGEN_PYTHON_RPATH     = "@NETGEN_PYTHON_RPATH@"
+NETGEN_PYTHON_PACKAGE_NAME = "@NETGEN_PYTHON_PACKAGE_NAME@"
 
 NG_COMPILE_FLAGS           = "@NG_COMPILE_FLAGS@"
 ngcore_compile_options     = "@ngcore_compile_options@"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1c9f6e08..af108b68 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ cmake_args += [
         '-DBUILD_OCC=ON',
         '-DUSE_OCC=ON',
         '-DBUILD_FOR_CONDA=ON',
+        f'-DNETGEN_PYTHON_PACKAGE_NAME={name}',
 ]
 
 if 'PYDIR' in os.environ: