diff --git a/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk b/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
index 1d4013d122..c57fad83c3 100644
--- a/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
+++ b/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_MAX_DEV),y)
 GPSD_SCONS_OPTS += max_devices=$(BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_MAX_DEV_VALUE)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_PYTHON),y)
 GPSD_SCONS_OPTS += \
 	python=yes \
 	python_libdir="/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages"