diff --git a/package/avahi/avahi.mk b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
index c7f91490d4..205554a23d 100644
--- a/package/avahi/avahi.mk
+++ b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ AVAHI_CONF_ENV += am_cv_pathless_PYTHON=python \
 		am_cv_python_pyexecdir=/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages \
 		py_cv_mod_socket_=yes
 
-AVAHI_DEPENDENCIES += libpython
+AVAHI_DEPENDENCIES += python
 AVAHI_CONF_OPT += --enable-python
 else
 AVAHI_CONF_OPT += --disable-python
diff --git a/package/dbus-python/dbus-python.mk b/package/dbus-python/dbus-python.mk
index 4fd2a4543f..5c1245601c 100644
--- a/package/dbus-python/dbus-python.mk
+++ b/package/dbus-python/dbus-python.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ DBUS_PYTHON_CONF_ENV = am_cv_pathless_PYTHON=python \
 
 DBUS_PYTHON_CONF_OPT = --disable-html-docs --disable-api-docs
 
-DBUS_PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES = dbus-glib libpython
+DBUS_PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES = dbus-glib python
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,dbus-python))
diff --git a/package/multimedia/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk b/package/multimedia/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk
index a3d5fe4a87..2085a972de 100644
--- a/package/multimedia/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk
+++ b/package/multimedia/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ALSA_LIB_CONF_OPT += \
 	--with-pythonlibs=-lpython$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR) \
 	--with-pythonincludes=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)
 ALSA_LIB_CFLAGS+=-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)
-ALSA_LIB_DEPENDENCIES = libpython
+ALSA_LIB_DEPENDENCIES = python
 else
 ALSA_LIB_CONF_OPT += --disable-python
 endif