diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
index 3a71d09b4..9a999d4f0 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ PYTHON:=python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 HOST_PYTHON_LIB_DIR:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 HOST_PYTHON_BIN:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/python2
 
-PYTHONPATH:=$(PYTHON_LIB_DIR):$(STAGING_DIR)/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
-PYTHONPATH+=:$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
+PYTHONPATH:=$(PYTHON_LIB_DIR):$(STAGING_DIR)/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR):$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
 define HostPython
 	(	export PYTHONPATH="$(PYTHONPATH)"; \
 		export PYTHONOPTIMIZE=""; \