diff --git a/package/python3/Config.in b/package/python3/Config.in
index 7714518edc..61470c2944 100644
--- a/package/python3/Config.in
+++ b/package/python3/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ comment "python3 needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
 	bool "python3"
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	# uses fork()
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
diff --git a/package/python3/python3.mk b/package/python3/python3.mk
index f9afcd5097..6af7488ddd 100644
--- a/package/python3/python3.mk
+++ b/package/python3/python3.mk
@@ -260,9 +260,7 @@ define PYTHON3_INSTALL_SYMLINK
 	ln -fs python3 $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/python
 endef
 
-ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),y)
 PYTHON3_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += PYTHON3_INSTALL_SYMLINK
-endif
 
 # Some packages may have build scripts requiring python3, whatever is the
 # python version chosen for the target.