diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index ce0fc97283..4cc416cea0 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = $$(PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS)
 else
 $(2)_BASE_ENV         = $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_ENV)
 $(2)_BASE_BUILD_TGT   = build
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_OPTS   =
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_OPTS = $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_OPTS)
 endif
 # Setuptools
@@ -135,13 +134,11 @@ else ifeq ($$($(2)_SETUP_TYPE),setuptools)
 ifeq ($(4),target)
 $(2)_BASE_ENV         = $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_ENV)
 $(2)_BASE_BUILD_TGT   = build
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_OPTS   =
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS  = $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS)
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = $$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS)
 else
 $(2)_BASE_ENV         = $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_ENV)
 $(2)_BASE_BUILD_TGT   = build
-$(2)_BASE_BUILD_OPTS   =
 $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_OPTS = $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_OPTS)
 endif
 else