diff --git a/v2/example/python_modules/python_helpers.jam b/v2/example/python_modules/python_helpers.jam
index d6363af67..5a79aeebf 100644
--- a/v2/example/python_modules/python_helpers.jam
+++ b/v2/example/python_modules/python_helpers.jam
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 # (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 
+import modules ;
+local here = [ modules.binding $(__name__) ] ;
+here = $(here:D) ;
+modules.poke : EXTRA_PYTHONPATH : $(here) ;
+
 # Import the Python rules to Boost.Build
 PYTHON_IMPORT_RULE python_helpers : test1 : python_helpers : test1 ;
 PYTHON_IMPORT_RULE python_helpers : test2 : python_helpers : test2 ;