diff --git a/package/dbus-python/Config.in b/package/dbus-python/Config.in
index a38d27794..332726348 100644
--- a/package/dbus-python/Config.in
+++ b/package/dbus-python/Config.in
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS_PYTHON
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # glib2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # glib2
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON || BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS_GLIB
 	# pyexpat: runtime dependency only
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYEXPAT
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
 	help
 	  Python bindings for D-Bus
 
 	  http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-python/
 
 comment "dbus-python needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS && BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS && (BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON || BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3)
 	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
diff --git a/package/dbus-python/dbus-python.mk b/package/dbus-python/dbus-python.mk
index bc5768982..1637406c0 100644
--- a/package/dbus-python/dbus-python.mk
+++ b/package/dbus-python/dbus-python.mk
@@ -9,14 +9,25 @@ DBUS_PYTHON_SITE = http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus-python
 DBUS_PYTHON_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 DBUS_PYTHON_LICENSE = MIT
 DBUS_PYTHON_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+DBUS_PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES = dbus-glib
+DBUS_PYTHON_CONF_OPTS = --disable-html-docs --disable-api-docs
 
-DBUS_PYTHON_CONF_ENV = \
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),y)
+DBUS_PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES += python host-python
+
+DBUS_PYTHON_CONF_ENV += \
 	PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2 \
 	PYTHON_INCLUDES="$(shell $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/python2-config --includes)" \
 	PYTHON_LIBS="$(shell $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/python2-config --ldflags)"
+else
+DBUS_PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES += python3 host-python3
+
+DBUS_PYTHON_CONF_ENV += \
+	PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python3 \
+	PYTHON_INCLUDES="$(shell $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/python3-config --includes)" \
+	PYTHON_LIBS="$(shell $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/python3-config --ldflags)"
+endif
 
-DBUS_PYTHON_CONF_OPTS = --disable-html-docs --disable-api-docs
 
-DBUS_PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES = dbus-glib python host-python
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))