diff --git a/dev-python/orjson-bin/orjson-bin-3.6.0.ebuild b/dev-python/orjson-bin/orjson-bin-3.6.0.ebuild
index 526e5a4b83..67e252ffa3 100644
--- a/dev-python/orjson-bin/orjson-bin-3.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/orjson-bin/orjson-bin-3.6.0.ebuild
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ src_install() {
 	elif use arm64; then
 		ARCH="aarch64"
 	fi
-	python_foreach_impl python_domodule ${PN//-bin}.cpython-310-${ARCH}-linux-gnu.so
+	do_install() {
+		insinto "$(python_get_sitedir)"
+		# Even though the soname is compatible, the python version has to be
+		# corrected in order for it to work
+		newins ${PN//-bin}.cpython-310-${ARCH}-linux-gnu.so ${PN//-bin}.cpython-3${EPYTHON##python3.}-${ARCH}-linux-gnu.so
+		python_domodule ${P//-bin}.dist-info
+	}
+	python_foreach_impl do_install
 }