diff --git a/lang/python/pillow/Makefile b/lang/python/pillow/Makefile
index 941f28f4e3..753ceec25a 100644
--- a/lang/python/pillow/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/pillow/Makefile
@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ define Package/python3-pillow/description
 endef
 
 PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD_CONFIG_SETTINGS += \
-	--global-option=build_ext \
-	--global-option=--enable-zlib \
-	--global-option=--enable-jpeg \
-	--global-option=--enable-webp \
-	--global-option=--enable-webpmux \
-	--global-option=--enable-tiff \
-	--global-option=--enable-freetype \
-	--global-option=--disable-lcms \
-	--global-option=--disable-jpeg2000 \
-	--global-option=--disable-imagequant \
-	--global-option=--disable-platform-guessing
+	--build-option=build_ext \
+	--build-option=--enable-zlib \
+	--build-option=--enable-jpeg \
+	--build-option=--enable-webp \
+	--build-option=--enable-webpmux \
+	--build-option=--enable-tiff \
+	--build-option=--enable-freetype \
+	--build-option=--disable-lcms \
+	--build-option=--disable-jpeg2000 \
+	--build-option=--disable-imagequant \
+	--build-option=--disable-platform-guessing
 
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,python3-pillow))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,python3-pillow))
diff --git a/lang/python/python-evdev/Makefile b/lang/python/python-evdev/Makefile
index bab726b54e..4623adae7d 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-evdev/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-evdev/Makefile
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ endef
 LINUX_EVDEV_HEADERS="$(LINUX_DIR)/include/uapi/linux/input.h:$(LINUX_DIR)/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h"
 
 PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD_CONFIG_SETTINGS:= \
-	--global-option=build \
-	--global-option=build_ecodes \
-	--global-option=--evdev-headers="$(LINUX_EVDEV_HEADERS)" \
-	--global-option=build_ext
+	--build-option=build \
+	--build-option=build_ecodes \
+	--build-option=--evdev-headers="$(LINUX_EVDEV_HEADERS)" \
+	--build-option=build_ext
 
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,python3-evdev))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,python3-evdev))