diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend b/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54ea791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+inherit update-alternatives
+
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "80"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-core = "python python_config"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python] = "${bindir}/python"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python_config] = "${bindir}/python-config"
+ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[python] = "${bindir}/python3"
+ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[python_config] = "${bindir}/python3-config"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend b/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend
index 5248cd7..a737a61 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python_%.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 EXTRA_OECONF += "\
   --enable-ipv6 \
 "
+
+inherit update-alternatives
+
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-core = "python python_config"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python] = "${bindir}/python"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python_config] = "${bindir}/python-config"