diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in
index 023fa0a2ec..b4e88214d6 100644
--- a/linux/Config.in
+++ b/linux/Config.in
@@ -492,6 +492,17 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_PAHOLE
 	  such as "BTF: .tmp_vmlinux.btf: pahole (pahole) is not
 	  available".
 
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON3
+	bool "Needs host python3"
+	help
+	  Some Linux kernel configuration options (such as the
+	  CONFIG_DRM_MSM in v6.10 and greater) require a host python3
+	  interpreter. Enabling this option will ensure host-python3
+	  gets built before the Linux kernel.
+
+	  Enable this option if you get a Linux kernel build failure
+	  such as "python3: not found".
+
 # Linux extensions
 source "linux/Config.ext.in"
 
diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 16d9f19470..92035d0da9 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ define LINUX_FIXUP_CONFIG_PAHOLE_CHECK
 endef
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON3),y)
+LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3
+endif
+
 # If host-uboot-tools is selected by the user, assume it is needed to
 # create a custom image
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS),y)