diff --git a/lang/python/python-package-install.sh b/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
index f2646f848..337727af1 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
+++ b/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ python="$4"
 mode="$5"
 filespec="$6"
 
-SED="${SED:-sed -e}"
-
 find "$src_dir" -name "*.exe" -delete
 
 process_filespec "$src_dir" "$dst_dir" "$filespec" || {
@@ -63,12 +61,6 @@ process_filespec "$src_dir" "$dst_dir" "$filespec" || {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-usr_bin_dir="$dst_dir/usr/bin"
-
-if [ -d "$usr_bin_dir" ] ; then
-	$SED "1"'!'"b;s,^#"'!'".*python.*,#"'!'"/usr/bin/python${ver}," -i --follow-symlinks $usr_bin_dir/*
-fi
-
 if [ "$mode" == "sources" ] ; then
 	# Copy only python source files
 	find "$dst_dir" -not -type d -not -name "*.py" -delete
diff --git a/lang/python/python-package.mk b/lang/python/python-package.mk
index 9bd0b9aa4..019f4f028 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python-package.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ ifdef CONFIG_USE_MIPS16
   TARGET_CFLAGS += -mno-mips16 -mno-interlink-mips16
 endif
 
+define PyShebang
+$(SED) "1"'!'"b;s,^#"'!'".*python.*,#"'!'"/usr/bin/python2," -i --follow-symlinks $(1)
+endef
+
 define PyPackage
 
   define Package/$(1)-src
@@ -74,11 +78,13 @@ define PyPackage
 
   define Package/$(1)/install
 	$$(call PyPackage/$(1)/install,$$(1))
-	SED="$(SED)" \
 	$(SHELL) $(python_mk_path)python-package-install.sh "2" \
 		"$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" "$$(1)" \
 		"$(HOST_PYTHON_BIN)" "$$(2)" \
-		"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,PyPackage/$(1)/filespec)"
+		"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,PyPackage/$(1)/filespec)" && \
+	if [ -d "$$(1)/usr/bin" ]; then \
+		$(call PyShebang,$$(1)/usr/bin/*) ; \
+	fi
   endef
 
   define Package/$(1)-src/install
diff --git a/lang/python/python3-package.mk b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
index e14290081..d20d19801 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ ifdef CONFIG_USE_MIPS16
   TARGET_CFLAGS += -mno-mips16 -mno-interlink-mips16
 endif
 
+define Py3Shebang
+$(SED) "1"'!'"b;s,^#"'!'".*python.*,#"'!'"/usr/bin/python3," -i --follow-symlinks $(1)
+endef
+
 define Py3Package
 
   define Package/$(1)-src
@@ -73,12 +77,14 @@ define Py3Package
 
   define Package/$(1)/install
 	$$(call Py3Package/$(1)/install,$$(1))
-	SED="$(SED)" \
 	$(SHELL) $(python3_mk_path)python-package-install.sh "3" \
 		"$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" "$$(1)" \
 		"$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)" "$$(2)" \
-		"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,Py3Package/$(1)/filespec)"
-  endef
+		"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,Py3Package/$(1)/filespec)" && \
+ 	if [ -d "$$(1)/usr/bin" ]; then \
+		$(call Py3Shebang,$$(1)/usr/bin/*) ; \
+	fi
+ endef
 
   define Package/$(1)-src/install
 	$$(call Package/$(1)/install,$$(1),sources)