diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 979ccc771..c59e6a940 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--with-ensurepip=install \
 	CONFIG_SITE=
 
+define Host/Configure
+	$(SED) 's/^ENABLE_USER_SITE = None$$$$/ENABLE_USER_SITE = False/' $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/Lib/site.py
+	$(call Host/Configure/Default)
+endef
+
 define Host/Compile
 	$(call Host/Compile/Default,python Parser/pgen sharedmods)
 endef
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index d151459ed..d2aea17f6 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--with-ensurepip=install \
 	CONFIG_SITE=
 
+define Host/Configure
+	$(SED) 's/^ENABLE_USER_SITE = None$$$$/ENABLE_USER_SITE = False/' $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/Lib/site.py
+	$(call Host/Configure/Default)
+endef
+
 define Host/Compile
 	+$(HOST_MAKE_VARS) $(MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) python Parser/pgen
 	+$(HOST_MAKE_VARS) $(MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) sharedmods