diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 31b53e281b..59a48e5a87 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # basename does not evaluate if a file exists, so we must check to ensure
 # the _sysconfigdata__linux_*.py file exists. The "|| true" is added to return
 # an empty string if the file does not exist.
-PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_PATH = $(PYTHON#_PATH)/_sysconfigdata__linux_*.py
+PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_PATH = $(PYTHON3_PATH)/_sysconfigdata__linux_*.py
 PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME = `{ [ -e $(PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_PATH) ] && basename $(PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_PATH) .py; } || true`
 
 # Target distutils-based packages