diff --git a/package/python3/112-optional-ossaudiodev.patch b/package/python3/112-optional-ossaudiodev.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc5ceca8dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python3/112-optional-ossaudiodev.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Add an option to disable the ossaudiodev module
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+
+Index: b/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -2417,6 +2417,12 @@
+ fi
+ AC_SUBST(MPDEC)
+ 
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(ossaudiodev,
++	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-ossaudiodev], [disable OSSAUDIODEV]),
++	[ if test "$enableval" = "no"; then
++	  DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} ossaudiodev"
++	  fi])
++
+ # Check for support for loadable sqlite extensions
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions)
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(loadable-sqlite-extensions,
diff --git a/package/python3/Config.in b/package/python3/Config.in
index 375390fcf6..c3118c864e 100644
--- a/package/python3/Config.in
+++ b/package/python3/Config.in
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_DECIMAL
 	help
 	  decimal module for Python3.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_OSSAUDIODEV
+	bool "ossaudiodev module"
+	help
+	  ossaudiodev module for Python3.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYEXPAT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT
 	bool "pyexpat"
diff --git a/package/python3/python3.mk b/package/python3/python3.mk
index f6663dc9b8..b12c46093e 100644
--- a/package/python3/python3.mk
+++ b/package/python3/python3.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ HOST_PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += 	\
 	--enable-unicodedata	\
 	--disable-test-modules	\
 	--disable-idle3		\
+	--disable-ossaudiodev	\
 	--disable-pyo-build
 
 # Make sure that LD_LIBRARY_PATH overrides -rpath.
@@ -108,6 +109,12 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZLIB),y)
 PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_OSSAUDIODEV),y)
+PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += --enable-ossaudiodev
+else
+PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += --disable-ossaudiodev
+endif
+
 PYTHON3_CONF_ENV += \
 	ac_cv_have_long_long_format=yes \
 	ac_cv_file__dev_ptmx=yes \