diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 1d37a51d8..d4c657b4f 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:=CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-setuptools CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-pip
+
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python/host
 HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bzip2/host expat/host
 
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ define Package/python-pip-conf/install
 endef
 
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
+	-Wl,--no-as-needed -lrt \
 	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl)
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pip.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pip.mk
index 8dd0d6c79..a3934cc19 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pip.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pip.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endef
 define PyPackage/python-pip/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages
 	# Adjust shebang to proper python location on target
-	sed "1s/.*/#\!\/usr\/bin\/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/" -i $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip/bin/*
+	sed "1s@.*@#\!/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)@" -i $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip/bin/*
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip/bin/* $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/pip \
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk
index 48823731e..c35fad8c5 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endef
 define PyPackage/python-setuptools/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages
 	# Adjust shebang to proper python location on target
-	sed "1s/.*/#\!\/usr\/bin\/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/" -i $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/bin/*
+	sed "1s@.*@#\!/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)@" -i $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/bin/*
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/bin/* $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/pkg_resources \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 9e10d1806..02c103193 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:=CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-setuptools CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-pip
+
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python3/host
 HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bzip2/host expat/host libffi/host
 
@@ -251,6 +253,7 @@ define Py3Package/python3/filespec
 endef
 
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
+	-Wl,--no-as-needed -lrt \
 	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl)
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk
index 43e05f1c7..ff9b5ac74 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endef
 define Package/python3-pip/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages
 	# Adjust shebang to proper python location on target
-	sed "1s/.*/#\!\/usr\/bin\/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/" -i $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip/bin/*
+	sed "1s@.*@#\!/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)@" -i $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip/bin/*
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip/bin/pip3* $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/pip \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
index 9a646334f..684d3e64e 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endef
 define Py3Package/python3-setuptools/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages
 	# Adjust shebang to proper python location on target
-	sed "1s/.*/#\!\/usr\/bin\/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/" -i $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/bin/*
+	sed "1s@.*@#\!/usr/bin/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)@" -i $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/bin/*
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/bin/easy_install-* $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(LN) easy_install-$(PYTHON3_VERSION) $(1)/usr/bin/easy_install-3
 	$(CP) \