diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 6ad838909..a192a65be 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include ../python-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ define PyPackage/python/filespec
 endef
 
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
-	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl)
+	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl) -Wl$(comma)-rpath=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib
 
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Linux)
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-openssl.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-openssl.mk
index dbf6fe180..efb6f6ef3 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-openssl.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-openssl.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 define Package/python-openssl
 $(call Package/python/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) SSL module
-  DEPENDS:=+python-light +libopenssl
+  DEPENDS:=+python-light +libopenssl +ca-bundle
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call PyBasePackage,python-openssl, \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 32b564cb4..5ea8019a2 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PYTHON_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ define Py3Package/python3/filespec
 endef
 
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
-	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl)
+	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl) -Wl$(comma)-rpath=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib
 
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Linux)
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-openssl.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-openssl.mk
index 6971993f7..f1308d6b7 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-openssl.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-openssl.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 define Package/python3-openssl
 $(call Package/python3/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) SSL module
-  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +libopenssl
+  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +libopenssl +ca-bundle
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3BasePackage,python3-openssl, \