diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b9eb57e7cf..b66c1e83708 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_LIB ?= $(shell \
 	$(call CHECK_BOOST_PYTHON,boost_python-py$(PYTHON_MAJOR_VERSION)) || \
 	$(call CHECK_BOOST_PYTHON,boost_python$(subst .,,$(PYTHON_VERSION))) || \
 	$(call CHECK_BOOST_PYTHON,boost_python$(PYTHON_MAJOR_VERSION)) \
+	$(call CHECK_BOOST_PYTHON,boost_python) \
 )
 
 ifeq ($(BOOST_PYTHON_LIB),)
@@ -1157,4 +1158,4 @@ echo-cxx:
 .PHONY: config-clean config-clang config-gcc config-gcc-static config-afl-gcc config-gprof config-sudo
 
 echo-path:
-	@echo "$(PATH)"
\ No newline at end of file
+	@echo "$(PATH)"