diff --git a/include/meson.mk b/include/meson.mk
index fdb94b6542..62dc7bd5de 100644
--- a/include/meson.mk
+++ b/include/meson.mk
@@ -55,8 +55,14 @@ else
 MESON_CPU:="$(CPU_TYPE)$(if $(CPU_SUBTYPE),+$(CPU_SUBTYPE))"
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(MESON_USE_STAGING_PYTHON),)
+PYTHON_BIN:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/$(PYTHON)
+else
+PYTHON_BIN:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/$(PYTHON)
+endif
+
 define Meson
-	$(2) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/$(PYTHON) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/meson.py $(1)
+	$(2) $(PYTHON_BIN) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/meson.py $(1)
 endef
 
 define Meson/CreateNativeFile
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ define Meson/CreateNativeFile
 		-e "s|@CXX@|$(foreach BIN,$(HOSTCXX),'$(BIN)',)|" \
 		-e "s|@PKGCONFIG@|$(PKG_CONFIG)|" \
 		-e "s|@CMAKE@|$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/cmake|" \
-		-e "s|@PYTHON@|$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/python3|" \
+		-e "s|@PYTHON@|$(PYTHON_BIN)|" \
 		-e "s|@CFLAGS@|$(foreach FLAG,$(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_CPPFLAGS),'$(FLAG)',)|" \
 		-e "s|@CXXFLAGS@|$(foreach FLAG,$(HOST_CXXFLAGS) $(HOST_CPPFLAGS),'$(FLAG)',)|" \
 		-e "s|@LDFLAGS@|$(foreach FLAG,$(HOST_LDFLAGS),'$(FLAG)',)|" \
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ define Meson/CreateCrossFile
 		-e "s|@NM@|$(TARGET_NM)|" \
 		-e "s|@PKGCONFIG@|$(PKG_CONFIG)|" \
 		-e "s|@CMAKE@|$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/cmake|" \
-		-e "s|@PYTHON@|$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/python3|" \
+		-e "s|@PYTHON@|$(PYTHON_BIN)|" \
 		-e "s|@CFLAGS@|$(foreach FLAG,$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS),'$(FLAG)',)|" \
 		-e "s|@CXXFLAGS@|$(foreach FLAG,$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CXXFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS),'$(FLAG)',)|" \
 		-e "s|@LDFLAGS@|$(foreach FLAG,$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS),'$(FLAG)',)|" \