diff --git a/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk b/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk
index a28759db4a..370c140474 100644
--- a/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="libCEC is an open-source dual licensed library designed for commun
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 \
                        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR:STRING=lib \
                        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR_NOARCH:STRING=lib \
+                       -DSKIP_PYTHON_WRAPPER=1 \
                        -DHAVE_IMX_API=0 \
                        -DHAVE_GIT_BIN=0"