diff --git a/package/kodi/Config.in b/package/kodi/Config.in
index fd08f3de61..81bd3874f0 100644
--- a/package/kodi/Config.in
+++ b/package/kodi/Config.in
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_KODI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE_UCP
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_2TO3
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BSDDB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_CURSES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYEXPAT