diff --git a/package/python3/python3.mk b/package/python3/python3.mk
index d49fe4860b..ba72e75329 100644
--- a/package/python3/python3.mk
+++ b/package/python3/python3.mk
@@ -159,5 +159,11 @@ ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),y)
 PYTHON3_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += PYTHON3_INSTALL_SYMLINK
 endif
 
+define HOST_PYTHON3_INSTALL_SYMLINK
+	ln -fs python3 $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python
+endef
+
+HOST_PYTHON3_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_PYTHON3_INSTALL_SYMLINK
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))