diff --git a/package/python3/Config.in b/package/python3/Config.in
index 0c5018f0b3..3a9dd4b2f4 100644
--- a/package/python3/Config.in
+++ b/package/python3/Config.in
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ menu "core python3 modules"
 
 comment "The following modules are unusual or require extra libraries"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_2TO3
+	bool "2to3 module"
+	help
+	  code translation from python 2 to 3
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_BZIP2
 	bool "bz2 module"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2
diff --git a/package/python3/python3.mk b/package/python3/python3.mk
index f2516dee90..8dbd0bab66 100644
--- a/package/python3/python3.mk
+++ b/package/python3/python3.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ endif
 
 PYTHON3_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_2TO3),y)
+PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += --enable-lib2to3
+else
+PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += --disable-lib2to3
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_READLINE),y)
 PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES += readline
 else
@@ -156,7 +162,6 @@ PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--with-system-ffi \
 	--disable-pydoc \
 	--disable-test-modules \
-	--disable-lib2to3 \
 	--disable-tk \
 	--disable-nis \
 	--disable-idle3 \