diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 8e8955f3c4..5f8ef14262 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_ENV = \
 	$(PKG_PYTHON_ENV) \
 	LDSHARED="$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -shared"
 
-PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_BUILD_OPTS = \
+PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_BUILD_CMD = \
+	setup.py build \
 	--executable=/usr/bin/python
 
 PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_OPTS = \
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = \
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_ENV = \
 	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_ENV)
 
+HOST_PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_BUILD_CMD = \
+	setup.py build \
+
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 	--prefix=$(HOST_DIR)
 
@@ -86,6 +90,9 @@ PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_ENV = \
 PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_CMD = \
 	$(if $(wildcard $($(PKG)_BUILDDIR)/setup.py),setup.py,-c 'from setuptools import setup;setup()')
 
+PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD_CMD = \
+	$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_CMD) build
+
 PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 	--install-headers=/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR) \
 	--prefix=/usr \
@@ -104,6 +111,9 @@ PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = \
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_ENV = \
 	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_ENV)
 
+HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD_CMD = \
+	$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_CMD) build
+
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 	--prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
 	--root=/ \
@@ -115,16 +125,25 @@ PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_RUST_ENV = \
 	$(PKG_CARGO_ENV) \
 	PYO3_CROSS_LIB_DIR="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)"
 
+PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_RUST_BUILD_CMD = \
+	$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD_CMD)
+
 # Host setuptools-rust-based packages
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_RUST_ENV = \
 	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_ENV) \
 	$(HOST_PKG_CARGO_ENV) \
 	PYO3_CROSS_LIB_DIR="$(HOST_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)"
 
+HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_RUST_BUILD_CMD = \
+	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_BUILD_CMD)
+
 # Target pep517-based packages
 PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV = \
 	$(PKG_PYTHON_ENV)
 
+PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_BUILD_CMD = \
+	-m build -n -w
+
 PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 	--interpreter=/usr/bin/python \
 	--script-kind=posix
@@ -147,6 +166,9 @@ PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = \
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV = \
 	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_ENV)
 
+HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_BUILD_CMD = \
+	-m build -n -w
+
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 	--interpreter=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python \
 	--script-kind=posix \
@@ -162,26 +184,41 @@ HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_BOOTSTRAP_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 PKG_PYTHON_FLIT_ENV = \
 	$(PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV)
 
+PKG_PYTHON_FLIT_BUILD_CMD = \
+	$(PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_BUILD_CMD)
+
 # Host flit packages
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_FLIT_ENV = \
 	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV)
 
+HOST_PKG_PYTHON_FLIT_BUILD_CMD = \
+	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_BUILD_CMD)
+
 # Host flit-bootstrap packages
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_FLIT_BOOTSTRAP_ENV = \
 	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV)
 
+HOST_PKG_PYTHON_FLIT_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD_CMD = \
+	-m flit_core.wheel
+
 # Target maturin packages
 PKG_PYTHON_MATURIN_ENV = \
 	$(PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV) \
 	$(PKG_CARGO_ENV) \
 	PYO3_CROSS_LIB_DIR="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)"
 
+PKG_PYTHON_MATURIN_BUILD_CMD = \
+	$(PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_BUILD_CMD)
+
 # Host maturin packages
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_MATURIN_ENV = \
 	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV) \
 	$(HOST_PKG_CARGO_ENV) \
 	PYO3_CROSS_LIB_DIR="$(HOST_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)"
 
+HOST_PKG_PYTHON_MATURIN_BUILD_CMD = \
+	$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_BUILD_CMD)
+
 ################################################################################
 # inner-python-package -- defines how the configuration, compilation
 # and installation of a Python package should be done, implements a
@@ -211,37 +248,30 @@ $(2)_SETUP_TYPE_UPPER = $$(call UPPERCASE,$$($(2)_SETUP_TYPE))
 # Distutils
 ifeq ($$($(2)_SETUP_TYPE),distutils)
 ifeq ($(4),target)
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_CMD = setup.py build $$(PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_BUILD_OPTS)
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMD  = setup.py install --no-compile $$(PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS)
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMD = setup.py install $$(PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS)
 else
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_CMD   = setup.py build
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_CMD = setup.py install $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_OPTS)
 endif
 # Setuptools
 else ifneq ($$(filter setuptools setuptools-rust,$$($(2)_SETUP_TYPE)),)
 ifeq ($(4),target)
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_CMD = $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_CMD) build
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMD = $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_CMD) install --no-compile $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS)
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMD = $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_CMD) install $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS)
 else
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_CMD = $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_CMD) build
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_CMD = $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_CMD) install $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_OPTS)
 endif
 else ifneq ($$(filter flit maturin pep517,$$($(2)_SETUP_TYPE)),)
 ifeq ($(4),target)
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_CMD = -m build -n -w
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMD = $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/pyinstaller.py dist/* $$(PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS)
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMD = $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/pyinstaller.py dist/* $$(PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS)
 else
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_CMD = -m build -n -w
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_CMD = $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/pyinstaller.py dist/* $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_OPTS)
 endif
 else ifeq ($$($(2)_SETUP_TYPE),flit-bootstrap)
 ifeq ($(4),target)
 $$(error flit-bootstrap setup type only supported for host packages)
 else
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_CMD = -m flit_core.wheel
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_CMD ?= $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/pyinstaller.py dist/* $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_OPTS)
 endif
 else
@@ -326,7 +356,7 @@ define $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
 		$$(PKG_PYTHON_$$($$(PKG)_SETUP_TYPE_UPPER)_ENV) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_ENV) \
 		$$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
-		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_BUILD_CMD) \
+		$$(PKG_PYTHON_$$($$(PKG)_SETUP_TYPE_UPPER)_BUILD_CMD) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BUILD_OPTS))
 endef
 endif
@@ -373,7 +403,7 @@ define $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
 		$$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_$$($$(PKG)_SETUP_TYPE_UPPER)_ENV) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_ENV) \
 		$$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
-		$$($$(PKG)_BASE_BUILD_CMD) \
+		$$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_$$($$(PKG)_SETUP_TYPE_UPPER)_BUILD_CMD) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_BUILD_OPTS))
 endef
 endif