diff --git a/packages/lang/Python/build b/packages/lang/Python/build
index 8b024bcc80..5fed185735 100755
--- a/packages/lang/Python/build
+++ b/packages/lang/Python/build
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ OPT="$TARGET_CFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing" \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \
             --sysconfdir=/etc \
-            --disable-shared \
+            --enable-shared \
             --with-threads \
             --disable-ipv6 \
             --disable-profiling \
diff --git a/packages/lang/Python/install b/packages/lang/Python/install
index 2cdc543a15..c36903d6ab 100755
--- a/packages/lang/Python/install
+++ b/packages/lang/Python/install
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
 cp $PKG_BUILD/python $INSTALL/usr/bin/
 $STRIP $INSTALL/usr/bin/python
 
-#mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-#cp $PKG_BUILD/libpython*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib/
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
+cp $PKG_BUILD/libpython*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib/
 
 mkdir -p $PYTHON_LIB_DIR/lib-dynload
 cp $PKG_BUILD/build/lib*/*.so $PYTHON_LIB_DIR/lib-dynload