diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.3.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.3.bb
index f6a460989b..40d20f1f4f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.3.bb
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ do_install() {
 
 	export CROSS_COMPILE="${TARGET_PREFIX}"
 	export PYTHONBUILDDIR="${S}"
+
+	# After swizzling the makefile, we need to run the build again.
+	# install can race with the build so we have to run this first, then install
+	oe_runmake HOSTPGEN=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/pgen \
+		HOSTPYTHON=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/python \
+		CROSSPYTHONPATH=${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}/lib-dynload/ \
+		STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
+		STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
+		STAGING_BASELIBDIR=${STAGING_BASELIBDIR} \
+		BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
+		DESTDIR=${D} LIBDIR=${libdir}
 	
 	oe_runmake HOSTPGEN=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/pgen \
 		HOSTPYTHON=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/python \