diff --git a/package/python3/Config.in b/package/python3/Config.in
index efc4dbb3d4..18b6d6367b 100644
--- a/package/python3/Config.in
+++ b/package/python3/Config.in
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_BERKELEYDB
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_BZIP2
 	bool "bz2 module"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2
 	help
 	  bzip2 module for Python3
 
diff --git a/package/python3/Config.in.host b/package/python3/Config.in.host
index 70b5dacdde..65a8df0754 100644
--- a/package/python3/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/python3/Config.in.host
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3_BZIP2
+	bool "bzip2"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_BZIP2
+	help
+	  bz2 module for host Python3.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3_SSL
 	bool "ssl"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_OPENSSL
diff --git a/package/python3/python3.mk b/package/python3/python3.mk
index 3e88bc0ff4..779f6dcb6c 100644
--- a/package/python3/python3.mk
+++ b/package/python3/python3.mk
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES = host-python3 libffi
 
 HOST_PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES = host-autoconf-archive host-expat host-zlib host-libffi
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3_BZIP2),y)
+HOST_PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES += host-bzip2
+else
+HOST_PYTHON3_CONF_OPTS += --disable-bzip2
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3_SSL),y)
 HOST_PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES += host-openssl
 else