diff --git a/package/python/Config.in b/package/python/Config.in
index a7f16450e3..bded00c9e8 100644
--- a/package/python/Config.in
+++ b/package/python/Config.in
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ menu "core python modules"
 
 comment "The following modules are unusual or require extra libraries"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_2TO3
+	bool "2to3 module"
+	help
+	  code translation from python 2 to 3
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BZIP2
 	bool "bzip2 module"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2
diff --git a/package/python/python.mk b/package/python/python.mk
index 1c393b255d..f9d5619612 100644
--- a/package/python/python.mk
+++ b/package/python/python.mk
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ HOST_PYTHON_CONF_OPTS += --enable-unicode=ucs4
 PYTHON_CONF_OPTS += --enable-unicode=ucs4
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_2TO3),y)
+PYTHON_CONF_OPTS += --enable-lib2to3
+else
+PYTHON_CONF_OPTS += --disable-lib2to3
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BZIP2),y)
 PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES += bzip2
 else
@@ -165,7 +171,6 @@ PYTHON_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--with-system-ffi \
 	--disable-pydoc \
 	--disable-test-modules \
-	--disable-lib2to3 \
 	--disable-gdbm \
 	--disable-tk \
 	--disable-nis \