diff --git a/lang/python/python-host.mk b/lang/python/python-host.mk
index 44ecbbf8d..1e3ff9594 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python-host.mk
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ define host_python_settings
 	LDSHARED="$(HOSTCC) -shared" \
 	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) -I$(HOST_PYTHON_INC_DIR)" \
-	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON_VERSION) -Wl$(comma)-rpath=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib" \
+	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) -lpython$(PYTHON_VERSION) -Wl$(comma)-rpath$(comma)$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib" \
 	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 84463ad5a..d9416e093 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:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)