diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-systemd_235.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-systemd_235.bb
index 6b44751df7..0229b2a820 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-systemd_235.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-systemd_235.bb
@@ -15,3 +15,16 @@ inherit pypi features_check pkgconfig setuptools3
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "systemd"
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "systemd python3-syslog python3-logging python3-syslog"
+
+do_compile() {
+        cd ${SETUPTOOLS_SETUP_PATH}
+
+        export STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR}
+        export STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR}
+
+        nativepython3 setup.py --verbose \
+            build -j 1 \
+            bdist_wheel --dist-dir ${PEP517_WHEEL_PATH} \
+            ${SETUPTOOLS_BUILD_ARGS}
+}
+do_compile[vardepsexclude] = "MACHINE"