diff --git a/recipes/hostpython/patches/fix-bug-17547.patch b/recipes/hostpython/patches/fix-bug-17547.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9277e2d186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/hostpython/patches/fix-bug-17547.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -5731,7 +5731,7 @@ then
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether gcc supports ParseTuple __format__" >&5
+ $as_echo_n "checking whether gcc supports ParseTuple __format__... " >&6; }
+   save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror"
++  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -Wformat"
+   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+ /* end confdefs.h.  */
+ 
+--- a/configure.in
++++ b/configure.in
+@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ if test "$GCC" = "yes"
+ then
+   AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether gcc supports ParseTuple __format__)
+   save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror"
++  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -Wformat"
+   AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+     AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[void f(char*,...)__attribute((format(PyArg_ParseTuple, 1, 2)));]], [[]])
+   ],[
diff --git a/recipes/hostpython/recipe.sh b/recipes/hostpython/recipe.sh
index 5d7321e802..bb58affab4 100644
--- a/recipes/hostpython/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/hostpython/recipe.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ RECIPE_hostpython=$RECIPES_PATH/hostpython
 
 function prebuild_hostpython() {
 	cd $BUILD_hostpython
+
+	# check marker in our source build
+	if [ -f .patched ]; then
+		# no patch needed
+		return
+	fi
+
+	try patch -p1 < $RECIPE_hostpython/patches/fix-bug-17547.patch
+
+	# everything done, touch the marker !
+	touch .patched
+
 	try cp $RECIPE_hostpython/Setup Modules/Setup
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +37,8 @@ function build_hostpython() {
 	cd $BUILD_hostpython
 
     try ./configure
-    try make -j5
+    try make -j5 -k
+    try make
     try mv Parser/pgen hostpgen
 
 	if [ -f python.exe ]; then
diff --git a/recipes/python/patches/fix-bug-17547.patch b/recipes/python/patches/fix-bug-17547.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9277e2d186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/python/patches/fix-bug-17547.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -5731,7 +5731,7 @@ then
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether gcc supports ParseTuple __format__" >&5
+ $as_echo_n "checking whether gcc supports ParseTuple __format__... " >&6; }
+   save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror"
++  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -Wformat"
+   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+ /* end confdefs.h.  */
+ 
+--- a/configure.in
++++ b/configure.in
+@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ if test "$GCC" = "yes"
+ then
+   AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether gcc supports ParseTuple __format__)
+   save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror"
++  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -Wformat"
+   AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+     AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[void f(char*,...)__attribute((format(PyArg_ParseTuple, 1, 2)));]], [[]])
+   ],[
diff --git a/recipes/python/recipe.sh b/recipes/python/recipe.sh
index 4516e9fb63..c91b73d1e6 100644
--- a/recipes/python/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/python/recipe.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function prebuild_python() {
 	try patch -p1 < $RECIPE_python/patches/fix-dynamic-lookup.patch
 	try patch -p1 < $RECIPE_python/patches/fix-dlfcn.patch
 	try patch -p1 < $RECIPE_python/patches/ctypes-find-library.patch
+	try patch -p1 < $RECIPE_python/patches/fix-bug-17547.patch
 
 	system=$(uname -s)
 	if [ "X$system" == "XDarwin" ]; then