diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 979ccc7714..0654b3f8e0 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ endef
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-setuptools
 define Build/Compile/python-setuptools
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/pip install \
+	$(HOST_PYTHON_PIP) \
+		--disable-pip-version-check \
+		--cache-dir "$(DL_DIR)/pip-cache" \
+		install \
 		--ignore-installed \
 		--root=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools --prefix=. \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-$(PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION)-py2.py3-none-any.whl
@@ -180,7 +183,10 @@ endif # CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-setuptools
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-pip
 define Build/Compile/python-pip
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/pip install \
+	$(HOST_PYTHON_PIP) \
+		--disable-pip-version-check \
+		--cache-dir "$(DL_DIR)/pip-cache" \
+		install \
 		--ignore-installed \
 		--root=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip --prefix=. \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/pip-$(PYTHON_PIP_VERSION)-py2.py3-none-any.whl
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index d151459ed8..6ae2add1b1 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ endef
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-setuptools
 define Build/Compile/python3-setuptools
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/pip3 install \
+	$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP) \
+		--disable-pip-version-check \
+		--cache-dir "$(DL_DIR)/pip-cache" \
+		install \
 		--ignore-installed \
 		--root=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools --prefix=. \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/setuptools-$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION)-py2.py3-none-any.whl
@@ -184,7 +187,10 @@ endif # CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-setuptools
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-pip
 define Build/Compile/python3-pip
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/pip3 install \
+	$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP) \
+		--disable-pip-version-check \
+		--cache-dir "$(DL_DIR)/pip-cache" \
+		install \
 		--ignore-installed \
 		--root=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip --prefix=. \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/pip-$(PYTHON3_PIP_VERSION)-py2.py3-none-any.whl