diff --git a/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk b/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
index 8256b1a254..b0cadf1b1f 100644
--- a/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
+++ b/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3)$(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYBIND),yy)
 ZXING_CPP_DEPENDENCIES += python3 python-pybind
-ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_PYTHON_MODULE=ON
+ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += \
+	-DBUILD_PYTHON_MODULE=ON \
+	-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
+	-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)
 else
 ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_PYTHON_MODULE=OFF
 endif