diff --git a/cross/python311/Makefile b/cross/python311/Makefile
index 48aa69b03687..9a8c572ec0c0 100644
--- a/cross/python311/Makefile
+++ b/cross/python311/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS  = --enable-shared
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += --without-static-libpython
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-ipv6
 # installed pip is not on PATH
-CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-ensurepip=no
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += --without-ensurepip
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-computed-gotos=yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-build-python
diff --git a/cross/python311/patches/ppc853x-5.2/001-avoid_static_assert_undefined.patch b/cross/python311/patches/ppc853x-5.2/001-avoid_static_assert_undefined.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..33eea81d2af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cross/python311/patches/ppc853x-5.2/001-avoid_static_assert_undefined.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# gcc 4.3.2 is lacking static_assert for c code (available for c++ code only).
+# 
+# Since static_assert acts at compile time only, it does not affect the runtime
+# behaviour when omitting the implementation.
+# 
+--- Include/pymacro.h.orig	2023-08-24 12:09:18.000000000 +0000
++++ Include/pymacro.h	2024-03-02 18:15:00.033365138 +0000
+@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
+      && defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L \
+      && __STDC_VERSION__ <= 201710L
+ #  define static_assert _Static_assert
++#else
++#  define static_assert
+ #endif
+ 
+ /* Minimum value between x and y */
diff --git a/cross/python311/patches/ppc853x-5.2/001-revert-static_assert_undefined-fix-GH-94766.patch b/cross/python311/patches/ppc853x-5.2/001-revert-static_assert_undefined-fix-GH-94766.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b2c36f60c8b..000000000000
--- a/cross/python311/patches/ppc853x-5.2/001-revert-static_assert_undefined-fix-GH-94766.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
---- Include/pymacro.h-orig	2023-06-06 22:00:27.000000000 +0000
-+++ Include/pymacro.h	2023-07-03 19:36:57.974496974 +0000
-@@ -3,23 +3,20 @@
- 
- // gh-91782: On FreeBSD 12, if the _POSIX_C_SOURCE and _XOPEN_SOURCE macros are
- // defined, <sys/cdefs.h> disables C11 support and <assert.h> does not define
--// the static_assert() macro.
-+// the static_assert() macro. Define the static_assert() macro in Python until
-+// <sys/cdefs.h> suports C11:
- // https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=255290
--//
--// macOS <= 10.10 doesn't define static_assert in assert.h at all despite
--// having C11 compiler support.
--//
--// static_assert is defined in glibc from version 2.16. Compiler support for
--// the C11 _Static_assert keyword is in gcc >= 4.6.
--//
--// MSVC makes static_assert a keyword in C11-17, contrary to the standards.
--//
--// In C++11 and C2x, static_assert is a keyword, redefining is undefined
--// behaviour. So only define if building as C (if __STDC_VERSION__ is defined),
--// not C++, and only for C11-17.
--#if !defined(static_assert) && (defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)) \
--     && defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L \
--     && __STDC_VERSION__ <= 201710L
-+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) && !defined(static_assert)
-+#  define static_assert _Static_assert
-+#endif
-+
-+// static_assert is defined in glibc from version 2.16. Before it requires
-+// compiler support (gcc >= 4.6) and is called _Static_assert.
-+// In C++ 11 static_assert is a keyword, redefining is undefined behaviour.
-+#if (defined(__GLIBC__) \
-+     && (__GLIBC__ < 2 || (__GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ <= 16)) \
-+     && !(defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus >= 201103L) \
-+     && !defined(static_assert))
- #  define static_assert _Static_assert
- #endif
-