diff --git a/package/dtc/dtc.mk b/package/dtc/dtc.mk
index 8388793c01..7cb879bff4 100644
--- a/package/dtc/dtc.mk
+++ b/package/dtc/dtc.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ DTC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 DTC_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex
 HOST_DTC_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex
 
+DTC_MAKE_OPTS = \
+	PREFIX=/usr \
+	NO_PYTHON=1
+
+HOST_DTC_MAKE_OPTS = \
+	PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR) \
+	NO_PYTHON=1
+
 define DTC_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_RM_DTDIFF
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/dtdiff
 endef
@@ -32,26 +40,26 @@ DTC_INSTALL_GOAL = install-lib
 endif # $(BR2_PACKAGE_DTC_PROGRAMS) != y
 
 define DTC_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -fPIC" -C $(@D) PREFIX=/usr
+	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -fPIC" -C $(@D) $(DTC_MAKE_OPTS)
 endef
 
 # For staging, only the library is needed
 define DTC_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) PREFIX=/usr install-lib \
+	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) $(DTC_MAKE_OPTS) install-lib \
 		install-includes
 endef
 
 define DTC_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) PREFIX=/usr $(DTC_INSTALL_GOAL)
+	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) $(DTC_MAKE_OPTS) $(DTC_INSTALL_GOAL)
 endef
 
 # host build
 define HOST_DTC_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -fPIC" -C $(@D) PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR)
+	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -fPIC" -C $(@D) $(HOST_DTC_MAKE_OPTS)
 endef
 
 define HOST_DTC_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR) install
+	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(HOST_DTC_MAKE_OPTS) install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))