diff --git a/package/benejson/benejson.mk b/package/benejson/benejson.mk
index 5bb57d028d..f6f936ec71 100644
--- a/package/benejson/benejson.mk
+++ b/package/benejson/benejson.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif # Shared enabled
 define BENEJSON_BUILD_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS) \
-		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $(SCONS) $(BENEJSON_SCONS_TARGETS))
+		$(SCONS) $(BENEJSON_SCONS_TARGETS))
 endef
 
 define BENEJSON_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
diff --git a/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk b/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
index ff924c49e0..61391f0e9b 100644
--- a/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
+++ b/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ GPSD_SCONS_ENV += \
 define GPSD_BUILD_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); \
 		$(GPSD_SCONS_ENV) \
-		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $(SCONS) \
+		$(SCONS) \
 		$(GPSD_SCONS_OPTS))
 endef
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ define GPSD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); \
 		$(GPSD_SCONS_ENV) \
 		DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
-		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $(SCONS) \
+		$(SCONS) \
 		$(GPSD_SCONS_OPTS) \
 		$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV),udev-install,install))
 endef
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ define GPSD_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); \
 		$(GPSD_SCONS_ENV) \
 		DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
-		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $(SCONS) \
+		$(SCONS) \
 		$(GPSD_SCONS_OPTS) \
 		install)
 endef
diff --git a/package/mongodb/mongodb.mk b/package/mongodb/mongodb.mk
index ede03e44d6..c33c3c2eb7 100644
--- a/package/mongodb/mongodb.mk
+++ b/package/mongodb/mongodb.mk
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ endif
 
 define MONGODB_BUILD_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $(SCONS) \
+		$(SCONS) \
 		$(MONGODB_SCONS_ENV) \
 		$(MONGODB_SCONS_OPTS) \
 		$(MONGODB_SCONS_TARGETS))
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ endef
 
 define MONGODB_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $(SCONS) \
+		$(SCONS) \
 		$(MONGODB_SCONS_ENV) \
 		$(MONGODB_SCONS_OPTS) \
 		--prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr \
diff --git a/package/scons/scons.mk b/package/scons/scons.mk
index a95fa7fd69..bc5d2a1ef9 100644
--- a/package/scons/scons.mk
+++ b/package/scons/scons.mk
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ HOST_SCONS_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 $(eval $(host-python-package))
 
 # variables used by other packages
-SCONS = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/scons $(if $(QUIET),-s)
+SCONS = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $(HOST_DIR)/bin/scons $(if $(QUIET),-s)