diff --git a/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk b/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk
index 6a3a801359..44653e2707 100644
--- a/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk
+++ b/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ define NFS_UTILS_REMOVE_NFSIOSTAT
 endef
 
 # nfsiostat is interpreted python, so remove it unless it's in the target
-NFS_UTILS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),,NFS_UTILS_REMOVE_NFSIOSTAT)
+NFS_UTILS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),,NFS_UTILS_REMOVE_NFSIOSTAT)
 
 define HOST_NFS_UTILS_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/tools/rpcgen