diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 65c9b4adc3..c423f7a5e2 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_ENV = \
 	LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 	LDSHARED="$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -shared" \
 	CROSS_COMPILING=yes \
+	PYTHONPATH="$(PYTHON_PATH)" \
 	_python_sysroot=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 	_python_prefix=/usr \
 	_python_exec_prefix=/usr