diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-host.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-host.mk
index 17e0758dd..f20dbdeab 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-host.mk
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ define Build/Compile/HostPyRunHost
 	)
 endef
 
+# Note: I shamelessly copied this from Yousong's logic (from python-packages);
+HOST_PYTHON_PIP:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/pip$(PYTHON_VERSION)
+define host_python_pip_install
+	$(HOST_PYTHON_PIP) install \
+		--root=$(1) \
+		--prefix=$(2) \
+		--ignore-installed \
+		$(3)
+endef
+
+define host_python_pip_install_host
+$(call host_python_pip_install,$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG),"",$(1))
+endef
 
 # $(1) => build subdir
 # $(2) => additional arguments to setup.py
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-package.mk
index 1b82352c1..9c231f6ec 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package.mk
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ define Build/Compile/PyMod
 endef
 
 define PyBuild/Compile/Default
+	$(foreach pkg,$(HOST_PYTHON_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS),
+		$(call host_python_pip_install_host,$(pkg))
+	)
 	$(call Build/Compile/PyMod,, \
 		install --prefix="/usr" --root="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 		--single-version-externally-managed \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-host.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-host.mk
index 487aada30..96bbc19cc 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-host.mk
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ define Build/Compile/HostPy3RunHost
 	)
 endef
 
+# Note: I shamelessly copied this from Yousong's logic (from python-packages);
+HOST_PYTHON3_PIP:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/pip$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
+define host_python3_pip_install
+	$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP) install \
+		--root=$(1) \
+		--prefix=$(2) \
+		--ignore-installed \
+		$(3)
+endef
+
+define host_python3_pip_install_host
+$(call host_python3_pip_install,$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG),"",$(1))
+endef
 
 # $(1) => build subdir
 # $(2) => additional arguments to setup.py
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package.mk
index 22ee527a1..93b14fac2 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package.mk
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ define Build/Compile/Py3Mod
 endef
 
 define Py3Build/Compile/Default
+	$(foreach pkg,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS),
+		$(call host_python3_pip_install_host,$(pkg))
+	)
 	$(call Build/Compile/Py3Mod,, \
 		install --prefix="/usr" --root="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 		--single-version-externally-managed \