diff --git a/package/libevent/libevent.mk b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
index a5ba7fdf6a..d604559313 100644
--- a/package/libevent/libevent.mk
+++ b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ endef
 
 # libevent installs a python script to target - get rid of it if we
 # don't have python support enabled
-ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),y)
+ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON)$(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),y)
 LIBEVENT_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LIBEVENT_REMOVE_PYSCRIPT
 endif