diff --git a/package/tvheadend/tvheadend.mk b/package/tvheadend/tvheadend.mk
index 0b564f676d..b0038c8367 100644
--- a/package/tvheadend/tvheadend.mk
+++ b/package/tvheadend/tvheadend.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ TVHEADEND_VERSION = fcd16fa0d835d7fd4f57c350ed8b76350440c68c
 TVHEADEND_SITE = $(call github,tvheadend,tvheadend,$(TVHEADEND_VERSION))
 TVHEADEND_LICENSE = GPLv3+
 TVHEADEND_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
-TVHEADEND_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-python openssl
+TVHEADEND_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),host-python3,host-python) openssl
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI),y)
 TVHEADEND_DEPENDENCIES += avahi
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define TVHEADEND_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	 --prefix=/usr				\
 	 --arch="$(ARCH)"			\
 	 --cpu="$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_CPU)"		\
-	 --python="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2"	\
+	 --python="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python"	\
 	 --disable-dvbscan			\
 	 --enable-bundle			\
 	 --disable-libffmpeg_static		\