diff --git a/recipes-security/sssd/sssd_2.5.2.bb b/recipes-security/sssd/sssd_2.5.2.bb
index fe82452..98a4b5e 100644
--- a/recipes-security/sssd/sssd_2.5.2.bb
+++ b/recipes-security/sssd/sssd_2.5.2.bb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ SSSD_UID ?= "root"
 SSSD_GID ?= "root"
 
 CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS = "ac_cv_member_struct_ldap_conncb_lc_arg=no \
-    ac_cv_prog_HAVE_PYTHON3=${PYTHON_DIR} \
+    ac_cv_prog_HAVE_PYTHON3=yes \
     "
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ?="nss nscd autofs sudo infopipe"