diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 52ce402281..867341fc7b 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -127,16 +127,16 @@ PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV = \
 PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = \
 	--interpreter=/usr/bin/python \
 	--script-kind=posix \
-	--purelib=$(TARGET_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages \
-	--headers=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)  \
+	--purelib=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages \
+	--headers=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR) \
 	--scripts=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin \
 	--data=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr
 
 PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = \
 	--interpreter=/usr/bin/python \
 	--script-kind=posix \
-	--purelib=$(STAGING_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages \
-	--headers=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)  \
+	--purelib=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages \
+	--headers=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR) \
 	--scripts=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin \
 	--data=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV = \
 	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
 
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_OPTS = \
-	--interpreter=/usr/bin/python \
+	--interpreter=/bin/python \
 	--script-kind=posix \
 	--purelib=$(HOST_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages \
-	--headers=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)  \
-	--scripts=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin \
-	--data=$(HOST_DIR)/usr
+	--headers=$(HOST_DIR)/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR) \
+	--scripts=$(HOST_DIR)/bin \
+	--data=$(HOST_DIR)
 
 ################################################################################
 # inner-python-package -- defines how the configuration, compilation