diff --git a/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.43.0.2.recipe b/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.43.0.2.recipe
index cf96575e7..dc4e4d7c6 100644
--- a/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.43.0.2.recipe
+++ b/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.43.0.2.recipe
@@ -55,11 +55,23 @@ PYTHON_VERSIONS=()
 if [ -z "$secondaryArchSuffix" ]; then
 	PYTHON_PACKAGES+=(python)
 	PYTHON_LIBSUFFIXES+=("")
+	BUILD_REQUIRES+="
+		setuptools_python
+		"
+	BUILD_PREREQUIRES+="
+		cmd:python2
+		"
 fi
 # gcc2 does not support the flags passed by python3
 if [ "$effectiveTargetArchitecture" != x86_gcc2 ]; then
 	PYTHON_PACKAGES+=(python3)
 	PYTHON_LIBSUFFIXES+=(m)
+	BUILD_REQUIRES+="
+		setuptools_python3
+		"
+	BUILD_PREREQUIRES+="
+		cmd:python3
+		"
 fi
 for i in "${!PYTHON_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
 	pythonPackage=${PYTHON_PACKAGES[i]}
@@ -81,14 +93,6 @@ for i in "${!PYTHON_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
 		lib:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
 		lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 		\""
-
-	BUILD_REQUIRES+="
-		setuptools_$pythonPackage
-		"
-	BUILD_PREREQUIRES+="
-		cmd:python$pythonVersion
-		devel:libpython$pythonVersion$pythonLibSuffix$secondaryArchSuffix
-		"
 done
 
 INSTALL()