diff --git a/package/ranger/ranger.mk b/package/ranger/ranger.mk
index aaca43862c..91b30f216e 100644
--- a/package/ranger/ranger.mk
+++ b/package/ranger/ranger.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ define RANGER_DO_NOT_GENERATE_BYTECODE_AT_RUNTIME
 	$(SED) 's%/usr/bin/python -O%/usr/bin/python%g' $(@D)/scripts/ranger
 endef
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYC_ONLY)$(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYC_ONLY),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYC_ONLY),y)
 RANGER_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += RANGER_DO_NOT_GENERATE_BYTECODE_AT_RUNTIME
 endif