diff --git a/packages/lang/Python/build b/packages/lang/Python/build
index 8262b4f9e4..e471108338 100755
--- a/packages/lang/Python/build
+++ b/packages/lang/Python/build
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ setup_toolchain host
 
 OPT="$HOST_CFLAGS" \
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -lexpat" \
-../configure --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+../configure --host=$HOST_NAME \
+             --build=$HOST_NAME \
+             --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
              --cache-file=config.cache \
              --enable-shared \
              --without-cxx-main \