diff --git a/python/setup.py.client.in b/python/setup.py.client.in
index 18d47253fd2bfea4b2e689ac06106c136474c7a3..58061f7c887be23223f554d383c98bd75fb4828b 100644
--- a/python/setup.py.client.in
+++ b/python/setup.py.client.in
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def copy_lib():
     lib_list = ['libpython2.7.so.1.0', 'libssl.so.10', 'libcrypto.so.10'] if py_version == 2 else ['libpython3.6m.so.1.0', 'libssl.so.10', 'libcrypto.so.10']
     os.popen('mkdir -p paddle_serving_client/lib')
     for lib in lib_list:
-        r = os.popen('locate {}'.format(lib))
+        r = os.popen('whereis {}'.format(lib))
         text = r.read()
-        os.popen('cp {} ./paddle_serving_client/lib'.format(text.strip()))
+        os.popen('cp {} ./paddle_serving_client/lib'.format(text.strip().split(' ')[1]))
 
 max_version, mid_version, min_version = python_version()