diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97596dbee8d..d1ad6ac5de0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1237,13 +1237,6 @@ set_and_warn_dependency(WITH_PYTHON WITH_CYCLES        OFF)
 set_and_warn_dependency(WITH_PYTHON WITH_DRACO         OFF)
 set_and_warn_dependency(WITH_PYTHON WITH_MOD_FLUID     OFF)
 
-if(NOT WITH_PYTHON_MODULE)
-  if(WITH_DRACO AND NOT WITH_PYTHON_INSTALL)
-    message(STATUS "WITH_DRACO requires WITH_PYTHON_INSTALL to be ON, disabling WITH_DRACO for now")
-    set(WITH_DRACO OFF)
-  endif()
-endif()
-
 # enable boost for cycles, audaspace or i18n
 # otherwise if the user disabled
 
diff --git a/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/io/com/draco.py b/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/io/com/draco.py
index 75e23162c67..875596c3d2f 100644
--- a/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/io/com/draco.py
+++ b/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/io/com/draco.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def dll_path() -> Path:
     :return: DLL path.
     """
     lib_name = 'extern_draco'
-    blender_root = Path(bpy.app.binary_path).parent
-    python_lib = Path('{v[0]}.{v[1]}/python/lib'.format(v=bpy.app.version))
+    blender_root = Path(bpy.app.binary_path).parent.parent
+    python_lib = Path('share/blender/{v[0]}.{v[1]}/python/lib'.format(v=bpy.app.version))
     python_version = 'python{v[0]}.{v[1]}'.format(v=sys.version_info)
 
     path = os.environ.get('BLENDER_EXTERN_DRACO_LIBRARY_PATH')