diff --git a/lang/python/python-semanage/Makefile b/lang/python/python-semanage/Makefile
index c1b253300b..5f443e958c 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-semanage/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-semanage/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-semanage
 PKG_VERSION:=3.9
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 SRC_NAME:=libsemanage
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(SRC_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ define Package/python3-semanage/description
 endef
 
 MAKE_VARS += \
-	$(PYTHON3_VARS)
+	$(PYTHON3_VARS) \
+	$(HOST_PYTHON3_PIP_VARS) \
+	PYCEXT=.cpython-$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR)$(ABIFLAGS)-$(MULTIARCH).so \
+	PYTHON_SETUP_ARGS="--no-compile --no-build-isolation"
 
 define Build/Compile
 	$(call Build/Compile/Default,pywrap)
diff --git a/lang/python/python-semanage/test.sh b/lang/python/python-semanage/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a586ad0270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/python-semanage/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ "$1" = python3-semanage ] || exit 0
+
+python3 - <<'EOF'
+import semanage
+
+# Verify the C extension loaded and key functions/constants are available
+assert hasattr(semanage, 'semanage_handle_create'), "semanage_handle_create missing"
+assert hasattr(semanage, 'SEMANAGE_CON_DIRECT'), "SEMANAGE_CON_DIRECT missing"
+assert hasattr(semanage, 'SEMANAGE_CON_INVALID'), "SEMANAGE_CON_INVALID missing"
+assert hasattr(semanage, 'SEMANAGE_FCONTEXT_ALL'), "SEMANAGE_FCONTEXT_ALL missing"
+assert hasattr(semanage, 'SEMANAGE_FCONTEXT_REG'), "SEMANAGE_FCONTEXT_REG missing"
+
+print("python3-semanage OK")
+EOF