diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 88fadecd54..2a85a04b7c 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_TARGET_CMD = \
 	--purelib=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages \
 	--headers=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR) \
 	--scripts=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin \
-	--data=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr
+	--data=$(TARGET_DIR)
 
 PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_STAGING_CMD = \
 	$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/pyinstaller.py \
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_STAGING_CMD = \
 	--purelib=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages \
 	--headers=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR) \
 	--scripts=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin \
-	--data=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+	--data=$(STAGING_DIR)
 
 PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-python-pypa-build \