diff --git a/lang/python/python3-host.mk b/lang/python/python3-host.mk
index 567b56d59a..80a1bb1109 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-host.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ HOST_PYTHON3_VARS = \
 	LDSHARED="$(HOSTCC) -shared" \
 	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) -I$(HOST_PYTHON3_INC_DIR)" \
-	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION) -Wl$(comma)-rpath=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib" \
+	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON3_VERSION) -Wl$(comma)-rpath$(comma)$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib" \
 	PYTHONPATH="$(HOST_PYTHON3PATH)" \
 	PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=0 \
 	PYTHONOPTIMIZE=""
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 0dcad69c61..f5a08382f0 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:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz