diff --git a/package/glmark2/glmark2.mk b/package/glmark2/glmark2.mk
index ffaea735b9..a2e88523a3 100644
--- a/package/glmark2/glmark2.mk
+++ b/package/glmark2/glmark2.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ GLMARK2_VERSION = 499aa81a68fb4c8aac1c80f0d6a4cce05941c4cc
 GLMARK2_SITE = $(call github,glmark2,glmark2,$(GLMARK2_VERSION))
 GLMARK2_LICENSE = GPLv3+ SGIv1
 GLMARK2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.SGI
-GLMARK2_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf jpeg libpng \
+GLMARK2_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-python jpeg libpng \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL),libegl) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGLES),libgles) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGL),libgl)
@@ -47,21 +47,18 @@ GLMARK2_CONF_OPTS += \
 
 define GLMARK2_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		PYTHON_CONFIG="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/python-config" \
-		python_LDFLAGS="" \
-		python_LIBDIR="" \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		$(GLMARK2_CONF_ENV) \
-		./waf configure $(GLMARK2_CONF_OPTS) \
+		$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2 ./waf configure $(GLMARK2_CONF_OPTS) \
 	)
 endef
 
 define GLMARK2_BUILD_CMDS
-	cd $(@D) && $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) ./waf
+	cd $(@D) && $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2 ./waf
 endef
 
 define GLMARK2_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	cd $(@D) && $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) ./waf install --destdir=$(TARGET_DIR)
+	cd $(@D) && $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2 ./waf install --destdir=$(TARGET_DIR)
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))