diff --git a/package/pkg-python.mk b/package/pkg-python.mk
index 464578a35c..e9de5cb8d3 100644
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk
@@ -146,14 +146,6 @@ HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV = \
 	PYTHONNOUSERSITE=1 \
 	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
 
-HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_OPTS = \
-	--interpreter=/bin/python \
-	--script-kind=posix \
-	--purelib=$(HOST_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages \
-	--headers=$(HOST_DIR)/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR) \
-	--scripts=$(HOST_DIR)/bin \
-	--data=$(HOST_DIR)
-
 HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_BOOTSTRAP_INSTALL_OPTS = \
 	--installdir=$(HOST_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages
 
@@ -215,7 +207,7 @@ $(2)_BASE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMD = $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/pyinstaller.py dist/*
 else
 $(2)_BASE_ENV = $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV)
 $(2)_BASE_BUILD_CMD = -m build -n -w
-$(2)_BASE_INSTALL_CMD = $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/pyinstaller.py dist/* $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_OPTS)
+$(2)_BASE_INSTALL_CMD = -m installer dist/*
 endif
 else ifeq ($$($(2)_SETUP_TYPE),flit-bootstrap)
 ifeq ($(4),target)
@@ -223,7 +215,7 @@ $$(error flit-bootstrap setup type only supported for host packages)
 else
 $(2)_BASE_ENV = $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_ENV)
 $(2)_BASE_BUILD_CMD = -m flit_core.wheel
-$(2)_BASE_INSTALL_CMD ?= $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/pyinstaller.py dist/* $$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_PEP517_INSTALL_OPTS)
+$(2)_BASE_INSTALL_CMD ?= -m installer dist/*
 endif
 else
 $$(error "Invalid $(2)_SETUP_TYPE. Valid options are 'distutils', 'setuptools', 'pep517' or 'flit'.")