diff --git a/packages/python/python.pl b/packages/python/python.pl
index 97e350017..997f0a194 100644
--- a/packages/python/python.pl
+++ b/packages/python/python.pl
@@ -429,4 +429,6 @@ python_assign_field(C1.E, Obj) :-
 	python_eval_term(C1, O1),
 	python_assign_field(O1, E, Obj ).
 
-:- initialization( use_foreign_library(foreign(libYAPPython), init_python), now ).
+%:- initialization( load_foreign_files([libYAPPython], [], init_python), now ).
+
+:- initialization( load_foreign_library(foreign(libYAPPython), init_python), now ).
diff --git a/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 024828c88..d39355396 100644
--- a/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/swig/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if (PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
 
     add_custom_target ( py2yap ALL
       COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} setup.py bdist
-      DEPENDS ../yap.py YAPPython  )
+      DEPENDS ../yap.i YAPPython  )
 
     
     install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${SETUP_PY} install