diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index 4b677423c..b803b8c65 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ include ./files/python-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=57dffcee9cee8bb2ab5f82af1d8e9a69
+PKG_MD5SUM:=53b43534153bb2a0363f08bae8b9d990
+PKG_HASH:=35d543986882f78261f97787fd3e06274bfa6df29fac9b4a94f73930ff98f731
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=PSF
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi_msvc/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/darwin/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/LICENSE Tools/pybench/LICENSE
@@ -122,13 +123,21 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_IPV6),y)
 	ENABLE_IPV6 += --enable-ipv6
 endif
 
+PYTHON_FOR_BUILD:= \
+	_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+	_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux2 \
+	PYTHONPATH="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Lib:$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/build/lib.linux2-$(PYTHON_VERSION)" \
+	_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata \
+	$(HOST_PYTHON_BIN)
+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--sysconfdir=/etc \
 	--enable-shared \
 	--without-cxx-main \
 	--with-threads \
-	--with-system-ffi="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" \
+	--with-system-ffi \
 	--without-pymalloc \
+	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD="$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD)" \
 	$(ENABLE_IPV6) \
 	CONFIG_SITE="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/config.site" \
 	OPT="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
@@ -227,7 +236,7 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--prefix=$(HOST_PYTHON_DIR) \
 	--exec-prefix=$(HOST_PYTHON_DIR) \
 	--with-system-expat=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG) \
-	--with-system-ffi=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG) \
+	--with-system-ffi \
 	CONFIG_SITE= \
 	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)"
 
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-host.mk b/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
index dc0c0c049..7833a0c73 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
@@ -77,4 +77,20 @@ define Build/Compile/HostPyMod
 		$(3))
 endef
 
+define HostPy/Compile/Default
+	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,\
+		install --root="$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)" --prefix="" \
+		--single-version-externally-managed \
+	)
+endef
+
+ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),python)
+define Host/Compile
+	$(call HostPy/Compile/Default)
+endef
+
+define Host/Install
+endef
+endif # python
+
 endif # __python_host_mk_inc
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk b/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk
index 6a2b942f4..647f649f7 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-package-dev.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 define Package/python-dev
 $(call Package/python/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) development files
-  DEPENDS:=+python
+  DEPENDS:=+python +python-lib2to3
 endef
 
 define PyPackage/python-dev/install
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
index 2a2e371c3..d0818a64c 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-package.mk
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ define PyPackage
     endef
   endif
 
+  ifndef PyPackage/$(1)/install
+    define PyPackage/$(1)/install
+		if [ -d $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin ]; then \
+			$(INSTALL_DIR) $$(1)/usr/bin \
+			$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* $$(1)/usr/bin/
+		fi
+    endef
+  endif
+
   $(call shexport,PyPackage/$(1)/filespec)
 
   define Package/$(1)/install
@@ -115,21 +124,15 @@ define Build/Compile/PyMod
 	find $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR) -name "*\.pyc" -o -name "*\.pyo" -o -name "*\.exe" | xargs rm -f
 endef
 
-define PyMod/Default
-  define Build/Compile
-	$$(call Build/Compile/PyMod,,install --prefix=/usr --root=$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR))
-  endef
-
-  define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $$(1)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR) $$(1)/usr/bin
-	if [ -d $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin ]; then find $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec $(CP) \{\} $$(1)/usr/bin/ \; ; fi
-	find $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR) -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \( -type f -o -type d \) -exec $(CP) \{\} $$(1)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/ \;
-  endef
-
-  define Build/InstallDev
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $$(1)/usr/bin $$(1)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
-	if [ -d $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin ]; then find $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec $(CP) \{\} $$(1)/usr/bin/ \; ; fi
-	find $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR) -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \( -type f -o -type d \) -exec $(CP) \{\} $$(1)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/ \;
-  endef
+define PyBuild/Compile/Default
+	$(call Build/Compile/PyMod,, \
+		install --prefix="/usr" --root="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		--single-version-externally-managed \
+	)
 endef
 
+ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),python)
+define Build/Compile
+	$(call PyBuild/Compile/Default)
+endef
+endif # python
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-version.mk b/lang/python/files/python-version.mk
index 6905c3d68..847eaf5c7 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-version.mk
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 #
 
 PYTHON_VERSION:=2.7
-PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=12
+PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=13