diff --git a/common/build_style/python-module.sh b/common/build_style/python-module.sh
index a0202a18943..6e9a36446b3 100644
--- a/common/build_style/python-module.sh
+++ b/common/build_style/python-module.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ XBPS_PYVER="2.7" # currently 2.7 is the default python
 
 do_build() {
 	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		CC="${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc -pthread"
-		LDSHARED="${CC} -shared"
 		PYPREFIX="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/include/python${XBPS_PYVER} -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
-		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib/python${XBPS_PYVER} -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib"
+		CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/include/python${XBPS_PYVER} -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
+		LDFLAGS+=" -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib/python${XBPS_PYVER} -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
+		CC="${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc -pthread $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+		LDSHARED="${CC} -shared $LDFLAGS"
 		env CC="$CC" LDSHARED="$LDSHARED" \
 			PYPREFIX="$PYPREFIX" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" python setup.py build ${make_build_args}
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ do_install() {
 	make_install_args+=" --prefix=/usr --root=$DESTDIR"
 
 	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		CC="${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc -pthread"
-		LDSHARED="${CC} -shared"
 		PYPREFIX="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/include/python${XBPS_PYVER} -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
-		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib/python${XBPS_PYVER} -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib"
+		CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/include/python${XBPS_PYVER} -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
+		LDFLAGS+=" -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/lib/python${XBPS_PYVER} -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
+		CC="${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc -pthread $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+		LDSHARED="${CC} -shared $LDFLAGS"
 		env CC="$CC" LDSHARED="$LDSHARED" \
 			PYPREFIX="$PYPREFIX" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" python setup.py install ${make_install_args}