diff --git a/bindings/Makefile.am b/bindings/Makefile.am
index 083d6a155612a6e6c0b589a198487159a2aabdfe..b4effcedee9cc17694b7f9342bf8b5b9a4801157 100644
--- a/bindings/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SUBDIRS = python java
+SUBDIRS = mediacontrol-python java
diff --git a/bindings/python/Makefile.am b/bindings/mediacontrol-python/Makefile.am
similarity index 100%
rename from bindings/python/Makefile.am
rename to bindings/mediacontrol-python/Makefile.am
diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py b/bindings/mediacontrol-python/setup.py
similarity index 100%
rename from bindings/python/setup.py
rename to bindings/mediacontrol-python/setup.py
diff --git a/bindings/python/vlcdebug.py b/bindings/mediacontrol-python/vlcdebug.py
similarity index 100%
rename from bindings/python/vlcdebug.py
rename to bindings/mediacontrol-python/vlcdebug.py
diff --git a/bindings/python/vlcglue.c b/bindings/mediacontrol-python/vlcglue.c
similarity index 100%
rename from bindings/python/vlcglue.c
rename to bindings/mediacontrol-python/vlcglue.c
diff --git a/bindings/python/vlcglue.h b/bindings/mediacontrol-python/vlcglue.h
similarity index 100%
rename from bindings/python/vlcglue.h
rename to bindings/mediacontrol-python/vlcglue.h
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c38fa011cf2de60d4d0387307b25f39aa7ce2f86..b0c7d2bb0d9a86528bee414bb8175d30c9cb5700 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4982,13 +4982,13 @@ fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_MOZILLA,${mozilla})
 
 dnl
-dnl  Python bindings
+dnl  Mediacontrol Python bindings
 dnl
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(python-bindings,
-  [  --enable-python-bindings    Enable Python bindings (default disabled)])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(mediacontrol-python-bindings,
+  [  --enable-mediacontrol-python-bindings    Enable Python bindings for MediaControl (default disabled)])
 dnl TODO: look for python dev headers
-AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_PYTHON, [test "${enable_python_bindings}" = "yes"])
-if test "${enable_python_bindings}" = "yes"
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_PYTHON, [test "${enable_mediacontrol_python_bindings}" = "yes"])
+if test "${enable_mediacontrol_python_bindings}" = "yes"
 then
   build_pic=yes
 fi
@@ -5211,7 +5211,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
   activex/axvlc.inf
   bindings/Makefile
   bindings/java/Makefile
-  bindings/python/Makefile
+  bindings/mediacontrol-python/Makefile
   debian/Makefile
   doc/Makefile
   intl/Makefile