diff --git a/lang/python/python3-host.mk b/lang/python/python3-host.mk
index 81b0025b17..567b56d59a 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-host.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ HOST_PYTHON3_VARS = \
 	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) -I$(HOST_PYTHON3_INC_DIR)" \
 	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION) -Wl$(comma)-rpath=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib" \
-	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2 \
 	PYTHONPATH="$(HOST_PYTHON3PATH)" \
 	PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=0 \
 	PYTHONOPTIMIZE=""
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ define HostPython3/PipInstall
 		--disable-pip-version-check \
 		--cache-dir "$(DL_DIR)/pip-cache" \
 		install \
+		--no-binary :all: \
 		$(1)
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python3-package.mk b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
index fdf2cb0ae9..36f4ab07e2 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ PYTHON3:=python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 
 PYTHON3PATH:=$(PYTHON3_LIB_DIR):$(STAGING_DIR)/$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR):$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
 
+-include $(PYTHON3_LIB_DIR)/config-$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/Makefile-vars
+
 # These configure args are needed in detection of path to Python header files
 # using autotools.
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ PYTHON3_VARS = \
 	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -I$(PYTHON3_INC_DIR)" \
 	LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION)" \
-	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2 \
+	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM="$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM)" \
 	__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__="/usr/bin/$(PYTHON3)" \
 	PYTHONPATH="$(PYTHON3PATH)" \
 	PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 87c4018427..e3769e5018 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include ../python3-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS+= \
 	READELF="$(TARGET_CROSS)readelf"
 
 MAKE_FLAGS+=\
-	CROSS_COMPILE=yes \
 	LD="$(TARGET_CC)"
 
 EXTRA_CFLAGS+= \
@@ -137,13 +136,6 @@ EXTRA_CFLAGS+= \
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS+= \
 	-L$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 
-PYTHON_FOR_BUILD:= \
-	_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
-	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2 \
-	PYTHONPATH="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Lib:$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/build/lib.linux2-$(PYTHON3_VERSION)" \
-	_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata \
-	$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)
-
 DISABLE_BLUETOOTH:= \
 	ac_cv_header_bluetooth_bluetooth_h=no \
 	ac_cv_header_bluetooth_h=no
@@ -159,7 +151,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	$(if $(findstring mips,$(CONFIG_ARCH)),,--with-lto) \
 	CONFIG_SITE="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/config.site" \
 	OPT="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD="$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD)" \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PYTHON3_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT),,$(DISABLE_BLUETOOTH))
 
 define Build/Prepare
@@ -220,6 +211,10 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION).so* \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/
+	grep \
+		'^_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=' \
+		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/config-$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/Makefile > \
+		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/config-$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/Makefile-vars
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/python*.pc \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/patches/016-adjust-config-paths.patch b/lang/python/python3/patches/016-adjust-config-paths.patch
index 849346dc75..aa9f49e5c3 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/patches/016-adjust-config-paths.patch
+++ b/lang/python/python3/patches/016-adjust-config-paths.patch
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
  # Here are a couple of targets for MacOSX again, to install a full
 --- a/configure
 +++ b/configure
+@@ -2951,7 +2951,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for python interpre
+ 	fi
+         { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $interp" >&5
+ $as_echo "$interp" >&6; }
+-	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib _PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH) '$interp
++	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib _PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata '$interp
+     fi
+ elif test "$cross_compiling" = maybe; then
+     as_fn_error $? "Cross compiling required --host=HOST-TUPLE and --build=ARCH" "$LINENO" 5
 @@ -15213,7 +15213,7 @@ else
  fi
  
@@ -51,6 +60,15 @@
    LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}-${PLATFORM_TRIPLET}"
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+ 	    AC_MSG_ERROR([python$PACKAGE_VERSION interpreter not found])
+ 	fi
+         AC_MSG_RESULT($interp)
+-	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib _PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH) '$interp
++	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib _PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata '$interp
+     fi
+ elif test "$cross_compiling" = maybe; then
+     AC_MSG_ERROR([Cross compiling required --host=HOST-TUPLE and --build=ARCH])
 @@ -4688,7 +4688,7 @@ fi
  
  dnl define LIBPL after ABIFLAGS and LDVERSION is defined.