diff --git a/packages/devel/scons/package.mk b/packages/devel/scons/package.mk
index 5841bf13fc..f52ef5e2d7 100644
--- a/packages/devel/scons/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/scons/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.scons.org/"
 PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/scons/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="Python:host"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="Python:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="Python:host"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_HOST="Python:host"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="python/devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="SCons: an Open Source software construction tool—that is, a next-generation build tool."