diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py b/debian/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25f1f56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# import the pytqtconfig.py for the normal or the debug build
+
+import os
+import sys
+import sysconfig
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib'), 'dist-packages', 'PyTQt'))
+
+if 'd' in sys.abiflags:
+    try:
+        from pytqtconfig_d import *
+        from pytqtconfig_d import _pkg_config, _default_macros
+    except ImportError as msg:
+        raise ImportError('No module named pytqtconfig; package python3-pytqt-dbg not installed')
+else:
+    from pytqtconfig_nd import *
+    from pytqtconfig_nd import _pkg_config, _default_macros
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules
index b070fbdf1..532bf34bd 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules
@@ -97,12 +97,15 @@ install-indep: configure
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_clean -k -i
 	dh_installdirs -i
-	for version in ${PYTHONS}; do\
-		pylib=$$(python$$version -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_lib())')/PyTQt;\
-		mkdir -p debian/pytqt-dev/$$pylib;\
-		install -m 644 -o root -g root build-$$version/pytqtconfig.py debian/pytqt-dev/$$pylib;\
+	for version in ${PYTHONS}; do \
+		pylibdev=debian/pytqt-dev/$$(python$$version -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib'))")/dist-packages/PyTQt;\
+		mkdir -p $$pylibdev;\
+		install -m 644 -o root -g root build-$$version/pytqtconfig.py $$pylibdev/pytqtconfig_nd.py; \
+		install -m 644 -o root -g root dbg-build-$$version/pytqtconfig.py $$pylibdev/pytqtconfig_d.py; \
 	done
 	dh_install -i
+	mkdir -p debian/pytqt-dev/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyTQt
+	install -m 644 -o root -g root debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py debian/pytqt-dev/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyTQt/pytqtconfig.py
 
 install-arch: build
 	dh_testdir
diff --git a/dilos/dependencies/pytqt/debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py b/dilos/dependencies/pytqt/debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25f1f56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dilos/dependencies/pytqt/debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# import the pytqtconfig.py for the normal or the debug build
+
+import os
+import sys
+import sysconfig
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib'), 'dist-packages', 'PyTQt'))
+
+if 'd' in sys.abiflags:
+    try:
+        from pytqtconfig_d import *
+        from pytqtconfig_d import _pkg_config, _default_macros
+    except ImportError as msg:
+        raise ImportError('No module named pytqtconfig; package python3-pytqt-dbg not installed')
+else:
+    from pytqtconfig_nd import *
+    from pytqtconfig_nd import _pkg_config, _default_macros
diff --git a/dilos/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules b/dilos/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules
index e7ece6a0f..d7427e40a 100755
--- a/dilos/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules
+++ b/dilos/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules
@@ -100,12 +100,15 @@ install-indep: configure
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_clean -k -i
 	dh_installdirs -i
-	for version in ${PYTHONS}; do\
-		pylib=$$(python$$version -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_lib())')/PyTQt;\
-		mkdir -p debian/pytqt-dev/$$pylib;\
-		install -m 644 -o root -g root build-$$version/pytqtconfig.py debian/pytqt-dev/$$pylib;\
+	for version in ${PYTHONS}; do \
+		pylibdev=debian/pytqt-dev/$$(python$$version -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib'))")/dist-packages/PyTQt;\
+		mkdir -p $$pylibdev;\
+		install -m 644 -o root -g root build-$$version/pytqtconfig.py $$pylibdev/pytqtconfig_nd.py; \
+		install -m 644 -o root -g root dbg-build-$$version/pytqtconfig.py $$pylibdev/pytqtconfig_d.py; \
 	done
 	dh_install -i
+	mkdir -p debian/pytqt-dev/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyTQt
+	install -m 644 -o root -g root debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py debian/pytqt-dev/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyTQt/pytqtconfig.py
 
 install-arch: build
 	dh_testdir
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25f1f56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# import the pytqtconfig.py for the normal or the debug build
+
+import os
+import sys
+import sysconfig
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib'), 'dist-packages', 'PyTQt'))
+
+if 'd' in sys.abiflags:
+    try:
+        from pytqtconfig_d import *
+        from pytqtconfig_d import _pkg_config, _default_macros
+    except ImportError as msg:
+        raise ImportError('No module named pytqtconfig; package python3-pytqt-dbg not installed')
+else:
+    from pytqtconfig_nd import *
+    from pytqtconfig_nd import _pkg_config, _default_macros
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules
index b070fbdf1..532bf34bd 100755
--- a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/pytqt/debian/rules
@@ -97,12 +97,15 @@ install-indep: configure
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_clean -k -i
 	dh_installdirs -i
-	for version in ${PYTHONS}; do\
-		pylib=$$(python$$version -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print (sysconfig.get_python_lib())')/PyTQt;\
-		mkdir -p debian/pytqt-dev/$$pylib;\
-		install -m 644 -o root -g root build-$$version/pytqtconfig.py debian/pytqt-dev/$$pylib;\
+	for version in ${PYTHONS}; do \
+		pylibdev=debian/pytqt-dev/$$(python$$version -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('platstdlib'))")/dist-packages/PyTQt;\
+		mkdir -p $$pylibdev;\
+		install -m 644 -o root -g root build-$$version/pytqtconfig.py $$pylibdev/pytqtconfig_nd.py; \
+		install -m 644 -o root -g root dbg-build-$$version/pytqtconfig.py $$pylibdev/pytqtconfig_d.py; \
 	done
 	dh_install -i
+	mkdir -p debian/pytqt-dev/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyTQt
+	install -m 644 -o root -g root debian/pytqtconfig_py3.py debian/pytqt-dev/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyTQt/pytqtconfig.py
 
 install-arch: build
 	dh_testdir