diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/gpsd_%.bbappend b/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/gpsd_%.bbappend
index 4f56d27..c6ec1c5 100644
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/gpsd_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/gpsd/gpsd_%.bbappend
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ do_install_append () {
 	sed -i 's|DEVICES=""|DEVICES="${TTY_DEVICE}"|g' ${D}/etc/default/gpsd.default
 	sed -i 's|USBAUTO="true"|USBAUTO="${USBAUTO_STATE}"|g' ${D}/etc/default/gpsd.default 
 }
+
+# workaround for receipe backport: gpsd 3.19 is installing shared object files in different
+# place than expect.
+do_install_append() {
+    install -p ${D}/usr/lib/gps/*.so ${D}/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gps/
+}