diff --git a/boot/grub2/grub2.mk b/boot/grub2/grub2.mk
index 7c95adc739..4df12774a3 100644
--- a/boot/grub2/grub2.mk
+++ b/boot/grub2/grub2.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ GRUB2_SITE = http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grub
 GRUB2_SOURCE = grub-$(GRUB2_VERSION).tar.xz
 GRUB2_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 GRUB2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-GRUB2_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-gawk host-grub2 host-python3
-HOST_GRUB2_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-gawk host-python3
+GRUB2_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-gawk host-grub2 \
+	$(BR2_PYTHON3_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
+HOST_GRUB2_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-gawk \
+	$(BR2_PYTHON3_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 GRUB2_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
 
 # CVE-2019-14865 is about a flaw in the grub2-set-bootflag tool, which