diff --git a/common/hooks/post-install/04-create-xbps-metadata-scripts.sh b/common/hooks/post-install/04-create-xbps-metadata-scripts.sh
index 090e27e4a7c..15a6aae305f 100644
--- a/common/hooks/post-install/04-create-xbps-metadata-scripts.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/post-install/04-create-xbps-metadata-scripts.sh
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ _EOF
 	# Handle python bytecode archives with pycompile trigger.
 	#
 	if [ -d ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/python* ]; then
-		pycompile_version="$(find ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/python* -type d | grep -o '[[:digit:]]\.[[:digit:]]$')"
+		pycompile_version="$(find ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/python* -prune -type d | grep -o '[[:digit:]]\.[[:digit:]]$')"
 	fi
 
 	if [ -n "${pycompile_dirs}" -o -n "${pycompile_module}" ]; then
diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
index e42b28a3bb9..2c95cd6005e 100644
--- a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ hook() {
 	fi
 
 	if [ -d ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/python* ]; then
-		pyver="$(find ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/python* -type d | grep -o '[[:digit:]]\.[[:digit:]]$')"
+		pyver="$(find ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/python* -prune -type d | grep -o '[[:digit:]]\.[[:digit:]]$')"
 	fi
 
 	if [ -n "$pycompile_version" ]; then