diff --git a/package/kmsxx/Config.in b/package/kmsxx/Config.in
index fa327ba18d..8fe023c63e 100644
--- a/package/kmsxx/Config.in
+++ b/package/kmsxx/Config.in
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KMSXX
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_KMSXX
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_KMSXX_PYKMS
+	bool "Enable Python bindings"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYBIND
+	help
+	  This option enables the pykms python bindings.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KMSXX_INSTALL_TESTS
 	bool "Install test programs"
 	help
diff --git a/package/kmsxx/kmsxx.mk b/package/kmsxx/kmsxx.mk
index 5aeb48910c..10cae65779 100644
--- a/package/kmsxx/kmsxx.mk
+++ b/package/kmsxx/kmsxx.mk
@@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ KMSXX_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 KMSXX_DEPENDENCIES = fmt libdrm host-pkgconf
 KMSXX_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Dkmscube=false \
-	-Dpykms=disabled \
 	-Domap=disabled
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_85180),y)
 KMSXX_CXXFLAGS += $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) -O0
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KMSXX_PYKMS),y)
+KMSXX_CONF_OPTS += -Dpykms=enabled
+else
+KMSXX_CONF_OPTS += -Dpykms=disabled
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KMSXX_INSTALL_TESTS),y)
 KMSXX_CONF_OPTS += -Dutils=true
 # extra handling for some utils not installed by default