diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index e930eed8d..0dee2fdfa 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) \
 		$(1)/usr/include/
 	$(CP) \
-		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) \
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libpython$(PYTHON_VERSION).so* \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/
 	$(CP) \
-		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/pkgconfig/python.pc \
-		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/pkgconfig/python2.pc \
-		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/pkgconfig/python-$(PYTHON_VERSION).pc \
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/python.pc \
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/python2.pc \
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/python-$(PYTHON_VERSION).pc \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/config \
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--without-cxx-main \
 	--without-pymalloc \
 	--with-threads \
+	--prefix=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr \
 	--with-system-expat=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST) \
-	--prefix=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST) \
 	--with-ensurepip=upgrade \
 	CONFIG_SITE= \
 	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)"
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-host.mk b/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
index ed0ef4159..d3b795e01 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
 
 HOST_PYTHON_INC_DIR:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 
-HOST_PYTHON_PKG_DIR:=/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages
+HOST_PYTHON_PKG_DIR:=/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages
 
 HOST_PYTHONPATH:=$(HOST_PYTHON_LIB_DIR):$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/$(HOST_PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
-define HostHostPython
-	(	export PYTHONPATH="$(HOST_PYTHONPATH)"; \
+define HostPython
+	ifeq ($(3),)
+		$(3):=$(PYTHONPATH)
+	endif
+	(	export PYTHONPATH="$(3)"; \
 		export PYTHONOPTIMIZE=""; \
 		export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1; \
 		export _python_sysroot="$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)"; \
@@ -25,15 +28,15 @@ endef
 # These configure args are needed in detection of path to Python header files
 # using autotools.
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
-	_python_sysroot="$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)" \
-	_python_prefix="" \
-	_python_exec_prefix=""
+	_python_sysroot="$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr" \
+	_python_prefix="/usr" \
+	_python_exec_prefix="/usr"
 
 # $(1) => build subdir
 # $(2) => additional arguments to setup.py
 # $(3) => additional variables
 define Build/Compile/HostPyMod
-	$(call HostHostPython, \
+	$(call HostPython, \
 		cd $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/$(strip $(1)); \
 		CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
 		CCSHARED="$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_FPIC)" \
@@ -48,6 +51,8 @@ define Build/Compile/HostPyMod
 		$(3) \
 		, \
 		./setup.py $(2) \
+		, \
+		$(HOST_PYTHONPATH) \
 	)
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
index b4be3a8ee..715134d2d 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
@@ -17,21 +17,10 @@ PYTHON_PKG_DIR:=/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages
 
 PYTHON:=python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 
-HOST_PYTHON_LIB_DIR:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
+HOST_PYTHON_LIB_DIR:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 HOST_PYTHON_BIN:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/python2
 
 PYTHONPATH:=$(PYTHON_LIB_DIR):$(STAGING_DIR)/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR):$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
-define HostPython
-	(	export PYTHONPATH="$(PYTHONPATH)"; \
-		export PYTHONOPTIMIZE=""; \
-		export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1; \
-		export _python_sysroot="$(STAGING_DIR)"; \
-		export _python_prefix="/usr"; \
-		export _python_exec_prefix="/usr"; \
-		$(1) \
-		$(HOST_PYTHON_BIN) $(2); \
-	)
-endef
 
 # These configure args are needed in detection of path to Python header files
 # using autotools.
@@ -94,6 +83,8 @@ define PyPackage
   endef
 endef
 
+$(call include_mk, python-host.mk)
+
 # $(1) => build subdir
 # $(2) => additional arguments to setup.py
 # $(3) => additional variables
@@ -114,6 +105,8 @@ define Build/Compile/PyMod
 		$(3) \
 		, \
 		./setup.py $(2) \
+		, \
+		$(PYTHONPATH) \
 	)
 	find $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR) -name "*\.pyc" -o -name "*\.pyo" | xargs rm -f
 endef