diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 03cda5ce9..232f4bffc 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=python
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
 # XXX: reset PKG_RELEASE to 1 only if Python's pip & setuptools versions have also bumped;
 #      otherwise, keep bumping PKG_RELEASE
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ include ./files/python-host.mk
 # For PyPackage
 include ./files/python-package.mk
 
+PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 01f89981c..9253c9688 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ include ./files/python3-host.mk
 # For Py3Package
 include ./files/python3-package.mk
 
+PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1