diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 4ded4fde83..4bf762e662 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 	--root=/ \
 	--single-version-externally-managed
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PER_PACKAGE_DIRECTORIES),y)
+define PKG_PYTHON_FIXUP_SYSCONFIGDATA
+	find $(HOST_DIR)/lib/python* $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python* \
+		-name "_sysconfigdata*.py" | xargs --no-run-if-empty \
+		$(SED) "s:$(PER_PACKAGE_DIR)/[^/]\+/:$(PER_PACKAGE_DIR)/$($(PKG)_NAME)/:g"
+endef
+endif
+
 ################################################################################
 # inner-python-package -- defines how the configuration, compilation
 # and installation of a Python package should be done, implements a
@@ -234,6 +242,8 @@ $(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER = $$(HOST_DIR)/bin/$$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON)
 endif
 endif
 
+$(2)_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += PKG_PYTHON_FIXUP_SYSCONFIGDATA
+
 #
 # Build step. Only define it if not already defined by the package .mk
 # file.
diff --git a/package/python/python.mk b/package/python/python.mk
index 41a981e3d3..1c393b255d 100644
--- a/package/python/python.mk
+++ b/package/python/python.mk
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ HOST_PYTHON_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_PYTHON_INSTALL_PYTHON_SYMLINK
 endif
 
 # Provided to other packages
-PYTHON_PATH = $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)/sysconfigdata/
+PYTHON_PATH = $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)/sysconfigdata/
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/python3/python3.mk b/package/python3/python3.mk
index 9432f1c59e..6a12c1f0e8 100644
--- a/package/python3/python3.mk
+++ b/package/python3/python3.mk
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ HOST_PYTHON3_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_PYTHON3_INSTALL_SYMLINK
 endif
 
 # Provided to other packages
-PYTHON3_PATH = $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/
+PYTHON3_PATH = $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/
 
 # Support for socket.AF_BLUETOOTH
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_HEADERS),y)