diff --git a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
index 44120c4d3b..6bf1b4322b 100644
--- a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
+++ b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
@@ -46,12 +46,10 @@ HOST_LIBSELINUX_DEPENDENCIES = \
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),y)
 HOST_LIBSELINUX_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3
-HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYTHONLIBDIR = -L$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/
 HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYINC = -I$(HOST_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)m/
 HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYLIBVER = python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)
 else
 HOST_LIBSELINUX_DEPENDENCIES += host-python
-HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYTHONLIBDIR = -L$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)/
 HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYINC = -I$(HOST_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)/
 HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYLIBVER = python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)
 endif
@@ -60,8 +58,7 @@ HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS = \
 	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) -lpcre -lpthread" \
 	PYINC="$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYINC)" \
-	PYTHONLIBDIR="$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYTHONLIBDIR)" \
-	PYLIBVER="$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYLIBVER)" \
+	PYSITEDIR="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib/$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYLIBVER)/site-packages" \
 	SWIG_LIB="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/swig/$(SWIG_VERSION)/"
 
 define HOST_LIBSELINUX_BUILD_CMDS