diff --git a/package/libftdi1/Config.in b/package/libftdi1/Config.in
index 2d32573563..ec91366115 100644
--- a/package/libftdi1/Config.in
+++ b/package/libftdi1/Config.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ comment "libftdipp1 needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFTDI1_PYTHON_BINDINGS
 	bool "python bindings"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON || BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
 	help
 	  Python bindings for libftdi
 
diff --git a/package/libftdi1/libftdi1.mk b/package/libftdi1/libftdi1.mk
index 6688694b47..d2e3f42e14 100644
--- a/package/libftdi1/libftdi1.mk
+++ b/package/libftdi1/libftdi1.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LIBFTDI1_CONF_OPTS += -DFTDIPP=OFF
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFTDI1_PYTHON_BINDINGS),y)
-LIBFTDI1_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),python,python3) host-swig
+LIBFTDI1_DEPENDENCIES += python3 host-swig
 LIBFTDI1_CONF_OPTS += -DPYTHON_BINDINGS=ON
 else
 LIBFTDI1_CONF_OPTS += -DPYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF