diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index 0bc6c440f..0c1be6de8 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libffi/host python/host
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ endef
 
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/mk/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include/ $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include/ $(1)/usr/lib/ $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/python-package.mk $(STAGING_DIR)/mk/
 	$(CP) \
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/python$(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 \
+		$(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/config \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/
@@ -191,6 +196,7 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--without-pymalloc \
 	--with-threads \
 	--prefix=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST) \
+	--with-ensurepip=upgrade \
 	CONFIG_SITE= \
 	OPT="$(HOST_CFLAGS)"
 
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
index 19e0b9b61..c8cbcda57 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ define Build/Compile/PyMod
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -I$(PYTHON_INC_DIR)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON_VERSION)" \
-		_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM="linux-$(ARCH)" \
+		_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2 \
 		__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__="/usr/bin/$(PYTHON)" \
 		$(3) \
 		, \
diff --git a/lang/python/patches/150-fix-libffi-x86-64-configure.patch b/lang/python/patches/150-fix-libffi-x86-64-configure.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea062a350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/patches/150-fix-libffi-x86-64-configure.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
+index 75f62a7..4d6c9f2 100755
+--- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
++++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
+@@ -17257,20 +17257,12 @@ case "$host" in
+ 	fi
+ 	;;
+ 
+-  i?86-*-* | x86_64-*-*)
+-	TARGETDIR=x86
+-	if test $ac_cv_sizeof_size_t = 4; then
+-	  case "$host" in
+-	    *-gnux32)
+-	      TARGET=X86_64
+-	      ;;
+-	    *)
+-	      TARGET=X86
+-	      ;;
+-          esac
+-	else
+-	  TARGET=X86_64;
+-	fi
++  i?86-*-*)
++	TARGET=X86; TARGETDIR=x86
++	;;
++
++  x86_64-*-*)
++	TARGET=X86_64; TARGETDIR=x86
+ 	;;
+ 
+   ia64*-*-*)