diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index bab6ce335..39a1da622 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ define Package/python/description
   This package contains the (almost) full Python install.
 endef
 
-MAKE_FLAGS:=\
-	DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+MAKE_FLAGS+=\
 	CROSS_COMPILE=yes \
 	LD="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 	PGEN=pgen2
@@ -149,7 +148,8 @@ endef
 define PyPackage/python/filespec
 +|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/config
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/distutils
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
+-|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/distutils/command/wininst*
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/idlelib
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib2to3
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/lib-tk