diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipe.py b/pythonforandroid/recipe.py
index b76507940f..3a8f0c7968 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipe.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipe.py
@@ -594,6 +594,9 @@ class PythonRecipe(Recipe):
     call_hostpython_via_targetpython is False.
     '''
 
+    setup_extra_args = []
+    '''List of extra arugments to pass to setup.py'''
+
     @property
     def hostpython_location(self):
         if not self.call_hostpython_via_targetpython:
@@ -635,19 +638,21 @@ def install_python_package(self, arch, name=None, env=None, is_dir=True):
             hostpython = sh.Command(self.hostpython_location)
 
             if self.call_hostpython_via_targetpython:
-                shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'install', '-O2', _env=env)
+                shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'install', '-O2', _env=env,
+                        *self.setup_extra_args)
             else:
                 shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'install', '-O2',
                         '--root={}'.format(self.ctx.get_python_install_dir()),
                         '--install-lib=lib/python2.7/site-packages',
-                        _env=env)  # AND: Hardcoded python2.7 needs fixing
+                        _env=env, *self.setup_extra_args)
+                # AND: Hardcoded python2.7 needs fixing
 
             # If asked, also install in the hostpython build dir
             if self.install_in_hostpython:
                 shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'install', '-O2',
                         '--root={}'.format(dirname(self.hostpython_location)),
                         '--install-lib=Lib/site-packages',
-                        _env=env)
+                        _env=env, *self.setup_extra_args)
 
 
 class CompiledComponentsPythonRecipe(PythonRecipe):
@@ -666,8 +671,16 @@ def build_compiled_components(self, arch):
 
         env = self.get_recipe_env(arch)
         with current_directory(self.get_build_dir(arch.arch)):
-            hostpython = sh.Command(self.ctx.hostpython)
-            shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'build_ext', '-v')
+            hostpython = sh.Command(self.hostpython_location)
+            if self.call_hostpython_via_targetpython:
+                shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'build_ext', '-v',
+                        *self.setup_extra_args)
+            else:
+                hppath = join(dirname(self.hostpython_location), 'Lib',
+                              'site-packages')
+                hpenv = {'PYTHONPATH': hppath}
+                shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'build_ext', '-v', _env=hpenv,
+                        *self.setup_extra_args)
             build_dir = glob.glob('build/lib.*')[0]
             shprint(sh.find, build_dir, '-name', '"*.o"', '-exec',
                     env['STRIP'], '{}', ';', _env=env)
@@ -693,7 +706,8 @@ def build_cython_components(self, arch):
             info('Trying first build of {} to get cython files: this is '
                  'expected to fail'.format(self.name))
             try:
-                shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'build_ext', _env=env)
+                shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'build_ext', _env=env,
+                        *self.setup_extra_args)
             except sh.ErrorReturnCode_1:
                 print()
                 info('{} first build failed (as expected)'.format(self.name))
@@ -704,7 +718,7 @@ def build_cython_components(self, arch):
             info('ran cython')
 
             shprint(hostpython, 'setup.py', 'build_ext', '-v', _env=env,
-                    _tail=20, _critical=True)
+                    _tail=20, _critical=True, *self.setup_extra_args)
 
             print('stripping')
             build_lib = glob.glob('./build/lib*')