diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 28ee4cb85f..1fc096efb3 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -325,10 +325,6 @@ $(2)_DOWNLOAD_POST_PROCESS = cargo
 $(2)_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES = host-rustc
 endif # SETUP_TYPE
 
-# Python interpreter to use for building the package.
-#
-$(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER = $$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python
-
 #
 # Build step. Only define it if not already defined by the package .mk
 # file.
@@ -337,7 +333,7 @@ ifndef $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
 define $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
 	(cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)/; \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_ENV) \
-		$$($(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER) \
+		$$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_BUILD_CMD) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_BUILD_OPTS) $$($$(PKG)_BUILD_OPTS))
 endef
@@ -351,7 +347,7 @@ ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_CMDS
 	(cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)/; \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_ENV) \
-		$$($(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER) \
+		$$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_INSTALL_CMD) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_OPTS))
 endef
@@ -365,7 +361,7 @@ ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	(cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)/; \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_ENV) \
-		$$($(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER) \
+		$$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMD) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS))
 endef
@@ -379,7 +375,7 @@ ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	(cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)/; \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_ENV) \
-		$$($(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER) \
+		$$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMD) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS))
 endef