diff --git a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
index 4095ad21..fdd7aec2 100755
--- a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
+++ b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
@@ -1533,12 +1533,13 @@ use_xcode_sdk_zlib() {
 
 use_homebrew_tcltk() {
   # get the version from the folder that homebrew versions
-  local tcltk_version_long="$(ls "$(brew --cellar tcl-tk)")"
-  local tcltk_version="${tcltk_version_long%.*}"
-  local tcltk_flags="--with-tcltk-includes=-I$tcltk_libdir/include --with-tcltk-libs=-L$tcltk_libdir/lib -ltcl$tcltk_version -ltk$tcltk_version"
-  echo "python-build: use tcl-tk from homebrew"
-  package_option python configure --with-tcltk-libs="-L$tcltk_libdir/lib -ltcl$tcltk_version -ltk$tcltk_version"
-  package_option python configure --with-tcltk-includes="-I$tcltk_libdir/include"
+  local tcltk_libdir="$(brew --prefix tcl-tk 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [ -d "$tcltk_libdir" ]; then
+    echo "python-build: use tcl-tk from homebrew"
+    local tcltk_version="$(sh -c '. '"$tcltk_libdir"'/lib/tclConfig.sh; echo $TCL_VERSION')"
+    package_option python configure --with-tcltk-libs="-L$tcltk_libdir/lib -ltcl$tcltk_version -ltk$tcltk_version"
+    package_option python configure --with-tcltk-includes="-I$tcltk_libdir/include"
+  fi
 }
 
 # FIXME: this function is a workaround for #1125
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats b/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats
index e2f95331..f30ce9f8 100644
--- a/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats
+++ b/plugins/python-build/test/build.bats
@@ -242,18 +242,15 @@ OUT
 
 @test "tcl-tk is linked from Homebrew" {
   cached_tarball "Python-3.6.2"
-
-  # python build
+  tcl_tk_version=8.6
   tcl_tk_libdir="$TMP/homebrew-tcl-tk"
-  tcl_tk_version_long="8.6.10"
-  tcl_tk_version="${tcl_tk_version_long%.*}"
-  mkdir -p "$tcl_tk_libdir"
-  mkdir -p "$tcl_tk_libdir/$tcl_tk_version_long"
+  mkdir -p "$tcl_tk_libdir/lib"
+  echo "TCL_VERSION='$tcl_tk_version'" >>"$tcl_tk_libdir/lib/tclConfig.sh"
 
-  # pyenv/pyenv#1026
-  stub uname false false
+  stub uname false
 
-  stub brew "--prefix tcl-tk : echo '$tcl_tk_libdir'" "--cellar tcl-tk : echo '$TMP/homebrew-tcl-tk'" false
+  for i in {1..2}; do stub brew "--prefix tcl-tk : echo '$tcl_tk_libdir'"; done
+  stub brew false
   stub_make_install
 
   run_inline_definition <<DEF