diff --git a/deps/buildcore/base.mk b/deps/buildcore/base.mk
index b5748f09..d2987d17 100644
--- a/deps/buildcore/base.mk
+++ b/deps/buildcore/base.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ifneq ($(shell which docker 2> /dev/null),)
 	endif
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(shell which python3 2> /dev/null),)
+ifneq ($(shell ${ENV_RUN} which python3 2> /dev/null),)
 	PYTHON3=python3
 else
 	ifeq ($(shell ${ENV_RUN} python -c 'import sys; print(sys.version_info[0])'),3)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 VCPKG_DIR=$(VCPKG_DIR_BASE)/$(VCPKG_VERSION)-$(HOST_ENV)
-CURRENT_BUILD=$(HOST_ENV)-$(shell ${PYBB} cat .current_build)
+CURRENT_BUILD=$(HOST_ENV)-$(shell ${ENV_RUN} ${PYBB} cat .current_build)
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: