diff --git a/mk/spksrc.common.mk b/mk/spksrc.common.mk
index 0ac7e8cfe24..27b27744445 100644
--- a/mk/spksrc.common.mk
+++ b/mk/spksrc.common.mk
@@ -132,8 +132,36 @@ RED=$$(tput setaf 1)
 GREEN=$$(tput setaf 2)
 NC=$$(tput sgr0)
 
-# Version Comparison
+# Macro: Version Comparison
 version_le = $(shell if printf '%s\n' "$(1)" "$(2)" | sort -VC ; then echo 1; fi)
 version_ge = $(shell if printf '%s\n' "$(1)" "$(2)" | sort -VCr ; then echo 1; fi)
 version_lt = $(shell if [ "$(1)" != "$(2)" ] && printf "%s\n" "$(1)" "$(2)" | sort -VC ; then echo 1; fi)
 version_gt = $(shell if [ "$(1)" != "$(2)" ] && printf "%s\n" "$(1)" "$(2)" | sort -VCr ; then echo 1; fi)
+
+# Macro: dedup
+#        removes duplicate entries from a specified delimiter,
+#        preserving the order of unique elements.
+dedup = $(shell /bin/bash -c '\
+    input="$$(echo "$1" | xargs)"; \
+    delimiter="$$(echo "$2" | xargs)"; \
+    echo "$$input" | \
+    tr "$$delimiter" "\n" | \
+    awk '\''!seen[$$0]++ {print $$0}'\'' | \
+    tr "\n" "$$delimiter" | \
+    sed "s/$$delimiter$$//" \
+')
+
+# Macro: merge
+#        merges multiple environment variable values from a given input string,
+#        inverting their order and separating them with a specified delimiter
+merge = $(shell /bin/bash -c '\
+    input="$$(echo "$1" | xargs)"; \
+    var_name="$$(echo "$2" | xargs)"; \
+    delimiter="$$(echo "$3" | xargs)"; \
+    echo "$$input" | \
+    grep -o "$$var_name=[^ ]*" | \
+    tac | \
+    sed "s/^$$var_name=//" | \
+    tr "\n" "$$delimiter" | \
+    sed "s/$$delimiter$$//" \
+')
diff --git a/mk/spksrc.crossenv.mk b/mk/spksrc.crossenv.mk
index b96f6d464f7..900cde068ec 100644
--- a/mk/spksrc.crossenv.mk
+++ b/mk/spksrc.crossenv.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ PYTHON_PKG_NAME             = python$(subst .,,$(PYTHON_PKG_VERS_MAJOR_MINOR))
 PYTHON_PKG_DIR              = Python-$(PYTHON_PKG_VERS)
 #
 HOSTPYTHON_LIB_NATIVE       = $(abspath $(WORK_DIR)/../../../native/$(PYTHON_PKG_NAME)/work-native/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/build/lib.linux-$(shell uname -m)-$(PYTHON_PKG_VERS_MAJOR_MINOR))
-PYTHON_NATIVE               = $(abspath $(WORK_DIR)/../../../native/$(PYTHON_PKG_NAME)/work-native/install/usr/local/bin/python3)
+PYTHON_NATIVE_PATH          = $(abspath $(WORK_DIR)/../../../native/$(PYTHON_PKG_NAME)/work-native/install/usr/local/bin)
+PYTHON_NATIVE               = $(PYTHON_NATIVE_PATH)/python3
 PYTHON_LIB_NATIVE           = $(abspath $(PYTHON_WORK_DIR)/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/build/lib.linux-$(shell uname -m)-$(PYTHON_PKG_VERS_MAJOR_MINOR))
 PYTHON_LIB_CROSS            = $(abspath $(PYTHON_WORK_DIR)/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/build/lib.linux-$(shell expr "$(TC_TARGET)" : '\([^-]*\)' )-$(PYTHON_PKG_VERS_MAJOR_MINOR))
 
@@ -233,6 +234,8 @@ $(CROSSENV_PATH)/build/python-cc.mk:
 	@echo CROSSENV=$(CROSSENV_PATH)/bin/activate >> $@
 	@echo HOSTPYTHON=$(abspath $(PYTHON_WORK_DIR)/$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/hostpython) >> $@
 	@echo HOSTPYTHON_LIB_NATIVE=$(HOSTPYTHON_LIB_NATIVE) >> $@
+	@echo PYTHON_NATIVE=$(PYTHON_NATIVE) >> $@
+	@echo PYTHON_NATIVE_PATH=$(PYTHON_NATIVE_PATH) >> $@
 	@echo PYTHON_LIB_NATIVE=$(PYTHON_LIB_NATIVE) >> $@
 	@echo PYTHON_LIB_CROSS=$(PYTHON_LIB_CROSS) >> $@
 	@echo PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES_NATIVE=$(abspath $(WORK_DIR)/../../../native/$(PYTHON_PKG_NAME)/work-native/install/usr/local/lib/python$(PYTHON_PKG_VERS_MAJOR_MINOR)/site-packages) >> $@
diff --git a/mk/spksrc.wheel.mk b/mk/spksrc.wheel.mk
index 33818fc0e39..c816c0c6999 100644
--- a/mk/spksrc.wheel.mk
+++ b/mk/spksrc.wheel.mk
@@ -207,16 +207,23 @@ else
 	@$(MSG) "[SKIP] Building pure-python"
 endif
 
+##
+## crossenv PATH environment requires a combination of:
+##   1) unique PATH variable from $(ENV) -> using merge + dedup macros
+##         Note: Multiple declarations of ENV += PATH=bla creates confusion in its interpretation.
+##               Solution implemented fetches all PATH from ENV and combine them in reversed order.
+##   2) access to maturin from native/python<version>/.../bin -> ${PYTHON_NATIVE_PATH}/bin
+##   3) access to crossenv/bin/cross* tools, mainly cross-pip -> ${CROSSENV_PATH}/bin
+##
 cross-compile-wheel-%: SHELL:=/bin/bash
 cross-compile-wheel-%:
 	@for crossenv in $(WORK_DIR)/crossenv-$(WHEEL_NAME)-$(WHEEL_VERSION) $(WORK_DIR)/crossenv-$(WHEEL_NAME) $(WORK_DIR)/crossenv ; do \
 	   [ -d $${crossenv} ] && . $${crossenv}/build/python-cc.mk && break ; \
 	done ; \
-	if [ -s "$${CROSSENV}" ] ; then \
-	   . $${CROSSENV} ; \
-	   $(MSG) "crossenv: [$${CROSSENV}]" ; \
-	   $(MSG) "PATH = [$${PATH}]" ; \
-	   $(MSG) "pip: [$$(which pip)]" ; \
+	if [ -d "$${CROSSENV_PATH}" ] ; then \
+	   PATH=$(call dedup, $(call merge, $(ENV), PATH, :), :):$${PYTHON_NATIVE_PATH}:$${CROSSENV_PATH}/bin:$${PATH} ; \
+	   $(MSG) "crossenv: [$${CROSSENV_PATH}]" ; \
+	   $(MSG) "pip: [$$(which cross-pip)]" ; \
 	   $(MSG) "maturin: [$$(which maturin)]" ; \
 	else \
 	   echo "ERROR: crossenv not found!" ; \
@@ -226,17 +233,12 @@ cross-compile-wheel-%:
 	   pip_global_option=$$(echo $(PIP_GLOBAL_OPTION) | sed 's/=\([^ ]*\)/="\1"/g; s/[^ ]*/--global-option=&/g') ; \
 	   pip_global_option=$${pip_global_option}" --no-use-pep517" ; \
 	fi ; \
-	$(MSG) \
+	$(RUN) $(MSG) \
 	   _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=\"$(TC_TARGET)\" \
-	   PATH=$(subst PATH=,,$(subst $(PATH),,$(filter PATH=%,$(ENV))))$${PATH} \
-	   CFLAGS=\"$(CFLAGS)\" \
-	   CPPFLAGS=\"$(CPPFLAGS)\" \
-	   CXXFLAGS=\"$(CXXFLAGS)\" \
-	   LDFLAGS=\"$(LDFLAGS)\" \
-	   LDFLAGS=\"$(LDFLAGS)\" \
+	   PATH=$${PATH} \
 	   CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE} \
 	   MESON_CROSS_FILE=$${MESON_CROSS_FILE} \
-	   $$(which pip) \
+	   cross-pip \
 	   $(PIP_WHEEL_ARGS_CROSSENV) \
 	   $${pip_global_option} \
 	   --no-build-isolation \
@@ -244,15 +246,10 @@ cross-compile-wheel-%:
 	   $(REQUIREMENT) ; \
 	$(RUN) \
 	   _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM="$(TC_TARGET)" \
-	   PATH=$(subst PATH=,,$(subst $(PATH),,$(filter PATH=%,$(ENV))))$${PATH} \
-	   CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" \
-	   CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS)" \
-	   CXXFLAGS="$(CXXFLAGS)" \
-	   LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" \
-	   LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" \
+	   PATH=$${PATH} \
 	   CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE} \
 	   MESON_CROSS_FILE=$${MESON_CROSS_FILE} \
-	   $$(which pip) \
+	   cross-pip \
 	   $(PIP_WHEEL_ARGS_CROSSENV) \
 	   $${pip_global_option} \
 	   --no-build-isolation \