diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 02df061a19..b8dc9cd9e5 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_ENV = \
 	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 	LDSHARED="$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -shared" \
-	PYTHONPATH="$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),$(PYTHON3_PATH),$(PYTHON_PATH))" \
+	PYTHONPATH="$(PYTHON3_PATH)" \
 	PYTHONNOUSERSITE=1 \
 	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM="$(PKG_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM)" \
-	_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE="$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),$(PYTHON3_DIR),$(PYTHON_DIR))" \
+	_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE="$(PYTHON3_DIR)" \
 	_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME="$(PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME)" \
 	_python_sysroot=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 	_python_prefix=/usr \
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ 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),$(PYTHON_DIR))" \
+	_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE="$(PYTHON3_DIR)" \
 	_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME="$(PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME)" \
 	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-	PYTHONPATH="$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),$(PYTHON3_PATH),$(PYTHON_PATH))" \
+	PYTHONPATH="$(PYTHON3_PATH)" \
 	PYTHONNOUSERSITE=1 \
 	_python_sysroot=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 	_python_prefix=/usr \