diff --git a/package/python/python.mk b/package/python/python.mk
index 4ecd0d1d89..819d32b9d6 100644
--- a/package/python/python.mk
+++ b/package/python/python.mk
@@ -218,15 +218,15 @@ $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYC_ONLY),y)
-define PYTHON_FINALIZE_TARGET
+define PYTHON_REMOVE_PY_FILES
 	find $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR) -name '*.py' -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
 endef
+TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += PYTHON_REMOVE_PY_FILES
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PY_ONLY),y)
-define PYTHON_FINALIZE_TARGET
+define PYTHON_REMOVE_PYC_FILES
 	find $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR) -name '*.pyc' -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
 endef
+TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += PYTHON_REMOVE_PYC_FILES
 endif
-
-TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += PYTHON_FINALIZE_TARGET