diff --git a/package/python/0032-Add-option-to-disable-the-hashlib-module.patch b/package/python/0032-Add-option-to-disable-the-hashlib-module.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb3ccfa765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python/0032-Add-option-to-disable-the-hashlib-module.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From f11dc326ae216911a67bd563b619f39522c14bf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 22:33:02 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add option to disable the hashlib module
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+---
+ configure.ac | 6 ++++++
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 8dc573e..854724d 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -2840,6 +2840,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(ssl,
+     	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} ssl"
+   	  fi])
+ 
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(hashlib,
++	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-hashlib], [disable hashlib]),
++	[ if test "$enableval" = "no"; then
++	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} _hashlib"
++	  fi])
++
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(bz2,
+        AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-bz2], [disable BZIP2]),
+        [ if test "$enableval" = "no"; then
+-- 
+2.7.4
+
diff --git a/package/python/0033-Add-an-option-to-disable-readline-module.patch b/package/python/0033-Add-an-option-to-disable-readline-module.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ade729fb37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python/0033-Add-an-option-to-disable-readline-module.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 6b461f698bd33b3493207baf79f4ee02286be8e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 22:33:55 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add an option to disable readline module
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+---
+ configure.ac | 6 ++++++
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 854724d..0a06497 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -2846,6 +2846,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(hashlib,
+ 	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} _hashlib"
+ 	  fi])
+ 
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(readline,
++	AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-readline], [disable readline]),
++	[ if test "$enableval" = "no"; then
++	     DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} readline"
++	  fi])
++
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(bz2,
+        AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-bz2], [disable BZIP2]),
+        [ if test "$enableval" = "no"; then
+-- 
+2.7.4
+
diff --git a/package/python/python.mk b/package/python/python.mk
index 281130c68b..7541e0bc43 100644
--- a/package/python/python.mk
+++ b/package/python/python.mk
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ PYTHON_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_READLINE),y)
 PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES += readline
+else
+PYTHON_CONF_OPTS += --disable-readline
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_CURSES),y)
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_HASHLIB),y)
 PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+else
+PYTHON_CONF_OPTS += --disable-hashlib
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OSSAUDIODEV),y)