diff --git a/package/python-urllib3/python-urllib3.mk b/package/python-urllib3/python-urllib3.mk
index a1d22e023a..9580d9b6b9 100644
--- a/package/python-urllib3/python-urllib3.mk
+++ b/package/python-urllib3/python-urllib3.mk
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ PYTHON_URLLIB3_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt
 PYTHON_URLLIB3_CPE_ID_VENDOR = python
 PYTHON_URLLIB3_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = urllib3
 PYTHON_URLLIB3_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+HOST_PYTHON_URLLIB3_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON = python3
 
 $(eval $(python-package))
+$(eval $(host-python-package))