diff --git a/config/options.python b/config/options.python
index e3a002a0e5..1f3514536b 100644
--- a/config/options.python
+++ b/config/options.python
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ PYTHON_INCDIR="`ls -d $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/python*`"
 PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN_PATH=`ls -d $PYTHON_LIBDIR/site-packages`
 PYTHON_SYSROOT_PATH=$PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN_PATH
 
-PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR="`ls -d $BUILD/image/system/usr/lib/python*`"
-PYTHON_IMAGE_PATH=`ls -d $PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR/site-packages`
+PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR="`ls -d $BUILD/image/system/usr/lib/python* || true`"
+PYTHON_IMAGE_PATH=`ls -d $PYTHON_IMAGE_DIR/site-packages || true`
 
 export PYTHON="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python"
 export LDSHARED="$CC -shared"