diff --git a/testing/scripts/recipes/013_strongswan.mk b/testing/scripts/recipes/013_strongswan.mk
index e84d42094..d8f907a9f 100644
--- a/testing/scripts/recipes/013_strongswan.mk
+++ b/testing/scripts/recipes/013_strongswan.mk
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ CONFIG_OPTS = \
 	--enable-systemd \
 	--enable-counters \
 	--enable-save-keys \
-	--enable-python-eggs-install
+	--enable-python-eggs
 
 export ADA_PROJECT_PATH=/usr/local/ada/lib/gnat
 
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ build: configure
 	cd $(BUILDDIR) && make -j $(NUM_CPUS)
 
 install: build
-	cd $(BUILDDIR) && make -j install
+	cd $(BUILDDIR) && make -j install && \
+		cd $(DIR)/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python && python setup.py install
 	# for Python-based updown scripts
 	pip install python-daemon