diff --git a/x11-packages/gnumeric/build.sh b/x11-packages/gnumeric/build.sh
index c8db5fb75e..f6a652078d 100644
--- a/x11-packages/gnumeric/build.sh
+++ b/x11-packages/gnumeric/build.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ termux_step_pre_configure() {
 	export PYTHON_GIOVERRIDESDIR=$TERMUX_PYTHON_HOME/site-packages/gi/overrides
 	export PYTHON_CONFIG=$TERMUX_PREFIX/bin/python-config
 
+	unset PYTHONPATH
+
 	CPPFLAGS+=" -D__USE_GNU"
 }