diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/build b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/build
index 46c5c512aa..682b6090de 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/build
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/build
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ fi
 # this fixes problems with faac implementation of ffmpeg
   LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Wl,--as-needed||"`
 
+  export PYTHON_VERSION="2.6"
+  export PYTHON_CPPFLAGS="-I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/python$PYTHON_VERSION"
+  export PYTHON_LDFLAGS="-L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION -lpython$PYTHON_VERSION"
+  export PYTHON_SITE_PKG="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages"
+  export ac_python_version="$PYTHON_VERSION"
+
 # this fixes the "stretching picture bug"
   CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-ftree-loop-distribution||"`
   CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-floop-interchange||"`