diff --git a/package/python3/0032-Add-an-option-to-disable-the-readline-module.patch b/package/python3/0032-Add-an-option-to-disable-the-readline-module.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d205ca8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python3/0032-Add-an-option-to-disable-the-readline-module.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From c01d039d96909a6f4df6fff5f6e7ffe7e3f1e7b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 23:29:05 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add an option to disable the readline module
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+---
+ configure.ac | 6 ++++++
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 65c0ce0..c274e13 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -3033,6 +3033,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(openssl,
+ 	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} ssl _ssl _hashlib"
+ 	  fi])
+ 
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(readline,
++	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-readline], [disable readline]),
++	[ if test "$enableval" = "no"; then
++	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} readline"
++	  fi])
++
+ AC_SUBST(TK)
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(tk,
+ 	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-tk], [disable tk]),
+-- 
+2.7.4
+
diff --git a/package/python3/0033-Add-options-to-disable-zlib-bzip2-and-xz-modules.patch b/package/python3/0033-Add-options-to-disable-zlib-bzip2-and-xz-modules.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a641a9693f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python3/0033-Add-options-to-disable-zlib-bzip2-and-xz-modules.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+From 69a5a3b7a0307476772943da70162dfe716c674f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 23:31:11 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add options to disable zlib, bzip2 and xz modules
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+---
+ configure.ac | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index c274e13..fac9c57 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -3039,6 +3039,24 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(readline,
+ 	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} readline"
+ 	  fi])
+ 
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(bzip2,
++	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-bzip2], [disable bzip2]),
++	[ if test "$enableval" = "no"; then
++	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} _bz2"
++	  fi])
++
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(zlib,
++	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-zlib], [disable zlib]),
++	[ if test "$enableval" = "no"; then
++	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} zlib"
++	  fi])
++
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(xz,
++	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-xz], [disable xz]),
++	[ if test "$enableval" = "no"; then
++	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} _lzma"
++	  fi])
++
+ AC_SUBST(TK)
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(tk,
+ 	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-tk], [disable tk]),
+-- 
+2.7.4
+
diff --git a/package/python3/python3.mk b/package/python3/python3.mk
index 4ca049c986..c8f8e1bf04 100644
--- a/package/python3/python3.mk
+++ b/package/python3/python3.mk
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ PYTHON3_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_READLINE),y)
 PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES += readline
+else
+PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += --disable-readline
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_CURSES),y)
@@ -104,14 +106,20 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_BZIP2),y)
 PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES += bzip2
+else
+PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += --disable-bzip2
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_XZ),y)
 PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES += xz
+else
+PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += --disable-xz
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZLIB),y)
 PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
+else
+PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += --disable-zlib
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_OSSAUDIODEV),y)