diff --git a/packages/lang/Python/patches/Python-2.7.11-001_xcompile.patch b/packages/lang/Python/patches/Python-2.7.11-001_xcompile.patch
index 188c6be6d0..ef128ab4c0 100644
--- a/packages/lang/Python/patches/Python-2.7.11-001_xcompile.patch
+++ b/packages/lang/Python/patches/Python-2.7.11-001_xcompile.patch
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@ diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
 index bcd83bf..5e54a0d 100644
 --- a/Makefile.pre.in
 +++ b/Makefile.pre.in
-@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ UNICODE_OBJS=   @UNICODE_OBJS@
- 
- PYTHON=		python$(EXE)
- BUILDPYTHON=	python$(BUILDEXE)
-+HOSTPYTHON=	./$(BUILDPYTHON)
- 
- PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=@PYTHON_FOR_BUILD@
- _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=@_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM@
 @@ -461,6 +463,7 @@ sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt
  	esac; \
  	$(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' \