diff --git a/recipes/cpython/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/cpython/all/conanfile.py
index ca3d3395727c3..22ecd0330f979 100644
--- a/recipes/cpython/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/cpython/all/conanfile.py
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ def _msvc_package_copy(self):
 
     @property
     def _exact_lib_name(self):
+        prefix = "" if self.settings.os == "Windows" else "lib"
         if self.settings.os == "Windows":
             extension = "lib"
         elif not self.options.shared:
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ def _exact_lib_name(self):
             extension = "dylib"
         else:
             extension = "so"
-        return f"{self._lib_name}.{extension}"
+        return f"{prefix}{self._lib_name}.{extension}"
 
     @property
     def _cmake_module_path(self):