diff --git a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime2_defconfig b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime2_defconfig
index eb6a82c2f6..243a5a96f6 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime2_defconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2020.04"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="A20-OLinuXino-Lime2"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_BIN=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
diff --git a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
index 740fd4357a..ec909ebf17 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2020.04"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="A20-OLinuXino-Lime"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_BIN=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y