diff --git a/board/common/mkimage.sh b/board/common/mkimage.sh
index 3344302697..2584959b1b 100755
--- a/board/common/mkimage.sh
+++ b/board/common/mkimage.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ mkfs.vfat -F16 ${loop_dev}
 
 msg "mounting boot loop device"
 mkdir -p ${BOOT}
-mount -o loop ${loop_dev} ${BOOT}
+mount ${loop_dev} ${BOOT}
 
 msg "copying boot filesystem contents"
 cp -r ${BOOT_SRC}/* ${BOOT}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ tune2fs -O^has_journal ${loop_dev}
 
 msg "mounting root loop device"
 mkdir -p ${ROOT}
-mount -o loop ${loop_dev} ${ROOT}
+mount ${loop_dev} ${ROOT}
 
 msg "copying root filesystem contents"
 tar -xpsf ${ROOT_SRC} -C ${ROOT}
diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 8a051c3069..633d8803f1 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ menu "External python modules"
 	source "package/python-bcrypt/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-beautifulsoup4/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-bitstring/Config.in"
+	source "package/python-bluepy/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-bottle/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-cached-property/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-can/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-bluepy/Config.in b/package/python-bluepy/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..605ad3d3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-bluepy/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BLUEPY
+	bool "python-bluepy"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS
+	help
+	  Python interface to Bluetooth LE on Linux
+
+	  https://github.com/IanHarvey/bluepy
diff --git a/package/python-bluepy/python-bluepy.hash b/package/python-bluepy/python-bluepy.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64664ad14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-bluepy/python-bluepy.hash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sha256	2a71edafe103565fb990256ff3624c1653036a837dfc90e1e32b839f83971cec  bluepy-1.3.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/python-bluepy/python-bluepy.mk b/package/python-bluepy/python-bluepy.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a590cb81a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-bluepy/python-bluepy.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-bluepy
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_BLUEPY_VERSION = 1.3.0
+PYTHON_BLUEPY_SOURCE = bluepy-$(PYTHON_BLUEPY_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_BLUEPY_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/27/91/6cfca10bee9862f93015413cf9e6a52c3081a71f1518963396a055128f8e
+PYTHON_BLUEPY_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_BLUEPY_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
+PYTHON_BLUEPY_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt
+PYTHON_BLUEPY_ENV = CC=$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc
+
+define PYTHON_BLUEPY_REMOVE_CRAP
+    $(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/blescan
+    $(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/thingy52
+    $(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/sensortag
+    $(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/bluepy/bluez-src.tgz
+    $(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/bluepy/*.{h,c}
+    $(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/bluepy/Makefile 
+endef
+
+PYTHON_BLUEPY_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += PYTHON_BLUEPY_REMOVE_CRAP
+
+$(eval $(python-package))