diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/build_funcs.sh b/xbps-src/shutils/build_funcs.sh
index 08b47d156f..5d7d94c32a 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/build_funcs.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/build_funcs.sh
@@ -35,26 +35,29 @@ build_src_phase()
 
         #
 	# Skip this phase for: meta-template, only-install, custom-install
-	# and python-module style builds.
+	# style builds.
 	#
 	[ "$build_style" = "meta-template" -o	\
 	  "$build_style" = "only-install" -o	\
-	  "$build_style" = "custom-install" -o	\
-	  "$build_style" = "python-module" ] && return 0
+	  "$build_style" = "custom-install" ] && return 0
 
 	[ ! -d $wrksrc ] && msg_error "unexistent build directory [$wrksrc]"
 
 	cd $wrksrc || exit 1
 
 	[ -n "$revision" ] && pkg="${pkg}_${revision}"
-	[ -z "$make_cmd" ] && make_cmd=/usr/bin/make
 
+	if [ "$build_style" = "python-module" ]; then
+		make_cmd="python"
+		make_build_args="setup.py build"
+	else
+		[ -z "$make_cmd" ] && make_cmd=/usr/bin/make
+		[ -n "$XBPS_MAKEJOBS" -a -z "$disable_parallel_build" ] && \
+			makejobs="-j$XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
+	fi
 	# Run pre_build func.
 	run_func pre_build || msg_error "pre_build stage failed!"
 
-	[ -n "$XBPS_MAKEJOBS" -a -z "$disable_parallel_build" ] && \
-		makejobs="-j$XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
-
 	. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/buildvars_funcs.sh
 	set_build_vars
 
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/configure_funcs.sh b/xbps-src/shutils/configure_funcs.sh
index 1949389636..1d74c3e0a1 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/configure_funcs.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/configure_funcs.sh
@@ -41,13 +41,12 @@ configure_src_phase()
 
 	#
 	# Skip this phase for: meta-template, only-install, custom-install,
-	# gnu_makefile and python-module style builds.
+	# gnu_makefile style builds.
 	#
 	[ "$build_style" = "meta-template" -o	\
 	  "$build_style" = "only-install" -o	\
 	  "$build_style" = "custom-install" -o	\
-	  "$build_style" = "gnu_makefile" -o	\
-	  "$build_style" = "python-module" ] && return 0
+	  "$build_style" = "gnu_makefile" ] && return 0
 
 	if [ -n "$revision" ]; then
 		lver="${version}_${revision}"
@@ -97,6 +96,13 @@ configure_src_phase()
 		. $XBPS_HELPERSDIR/perl-module.sh
 		perl_module_build $pkgname
 		;;
+	python-module)
+		#
+		# Packages that are python modules and use setup.py files.
+		# They are all handled by the helper python-module.sh.
+		#
+		python setup.py configure ${configure_args}
+		;;
 	*)
 		#
 		# Unknown build_style type won't work :-)