diff --git a/Mac/OSX/Makefile b/Mac/OSX/Makefile
index 524969bdcfc..d11f703a180 100644
--- a/Mac/OSX/Makefile
+++ b/Mac/OSX/Makefile
@@ -137,3 +137,6 @@ installmacsubtree:
 			esac; \
 		done; \
 	done
+	@echo '** Copy the contents of sample_sitecustomize.py (or similar code) into'
+	@echo '**' $(INSTALLDIR)/lib/python2.2/sitecustomize.py
+	
diff --git a/Mac/OSX/sample_sitecustomize.py b/Mac/OSX/sample_sitecustomize.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09ab44fc275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mac/OSX/sample_sitecustomize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import sys
+import os
+_maclib = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'Mac/Lib')
+sys.path.append(_maclib)
\ No newline at end of file