diff --git a/srcpkgs/python/template b/srcpkgs/python/template
index f6e5b29f3fc..57e2d76db0a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 pkgname=python
 version=2.7.18.9
-revision=1
+revision=2
 _commit=76f11e17a26f8cc28f8336303b26cb503710fa7d
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/python2.7"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ do_configure() {
 
 do_build() {
 	export PATH="$PATH:$wrksrc/hostpython"
+	export AS_DEPENDENCIES_DIR="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/"
 	make ${makejobs}
 }