diff --git a/package/python-mad/python-mad.mk b/package/python-mad/python-mad.mk
index eaa1fae6e3..1b3cb7590c 100644
--- a/package/python-mad/python-mad.mk
+++ b/package/python-mad/python-mad.mk
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 PYTHON_MAD_VERSION = 0.6
 PYTHON_MAD_SOURCE  = pymad-$(PYTHON_MAD_VERSION).tar.gz
 PYTHON_MAD_SITE    = http://spacepants.org/src/pymad/download/
+PYTHON_MAD_SETUP_TYPE = distutils
 
-PYTHON_MAD_DEPENDENCIES = python libmad
+PYTHON_MAD_DEPENDENCIES = libmad
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_ENDIAN),"LITTLE")
 PYTHON_MAD_ENDIAN=little
@@ -23,19 +24,4 @@ define PYTHON_MAD_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	echo "mad_include_dir = $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" >> $(@D)/Setup
 endef
 
-define PYTHON_MAD_BUILD_CMDS
-	(cd $(@D); \
-		CC="$(TARGET_CC)"		\
-		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" 	\
-		LDSHARED="$(TARGET_CC) -shared" \
-		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" 	\
-	$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python setup.py build_ext \
-	--include-dirs=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR))
-	(cd $(@D); $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python setup.py build)
-endef
-
-define PYTHON_MAD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	(cd $(@D); $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python setup.py install --prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr)
-endef
-
-$(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(python-package))