diff --git a/package/libevent/libevent.mk b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
index 93ba88ca88..4c23156f72 100644
--- a/package/libevent/libevent.mk
+++ b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ endef
 
 # libevent installs a python script to target - get rid of it if we
 # don't have python support enabled
-ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON)$(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),y)
+ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),y)
 LIBEVENT_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LIBEVENT_REMOVE_PYSCRIPT
 endif