diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index bf0649fc9c..02df061a19 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_arm)$(BR2_armeb),y)
+PKG_PYTHON_ARCH = arm
+else
+PKG_PYTHON_ARCH = $(ARCH)
+endif
+PKG_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM = linux-$(PKG_PYTHON_ARCH)
+
 # basename does not evaluate if a file exists, so we must check to ensure
 # the _sysconfigdata__linux_*.py file exists. The "|| true" is added to return
 # an empty string if the file does not exist.
@@ -33,6 +40,7 @@ PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_ENV = \
 	LDSHARED="$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -shared" \
 	PYTHONPATH="$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),$(PYTHON3_PATH),$(PYTHON_PATH))" \
 	PYTHONNOUSERSITE=1 \
+	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM="$(PKG_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM)" \
 	_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE="$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),$(PYTHON3_DIR),$(PYTHON_DIR))" \
 	_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME="$(PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME)" \
 	_python_sysroot=$(STAGING_DIR) \
@@ -61,6 +69,7 @@ HOST_PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 
 # Target setuptools-based packages
 PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_ENV = \
+	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM="$(PKG_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM)" \
 	_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE="$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),$(PYTHON3_DIR),$(PYTHON_DIR))" \
 	_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME="$(PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME)" \
 	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \