diff --git a/package/python3/Config.in.host b/package/python3/Config.in.host
index 65a8df0754..77d608bdc0 100644
--- a/package/python3/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/python3/Config.in.host
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3_BZIP2
 	bool "bzip2"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_BZIP2
 	help
 	  bz2 module for host Python3.