diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/000-cross-compile.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/000-cross-compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2506a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/000-cross-compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+We cross compile python. This patch uses tools from host/native
+python instead of in-tree tools
+
+-Khem
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate[Configuration Specific]
+
+---
+ Makefile.pre.in |   25 +++++++++++++------------
+ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/Makefile.pre.in
++++ b/Makefile.pre.in
+@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ LIBOBJS=	@LIBOBJS@
+ 
+ PYTHON=		python$(EXE)
+ BUILDPYTHON=	python$(BUILDEXE)
++HOSTPYTHON=	$(BUILDPYTHON)
+ 
+ PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=@PYTHON_FOR_BUILD@
+ _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=@_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM@
+@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR=	@LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR@
+ ##########################################################################
+ # Parser
+ PGEN=		Parser/pgen$(EXE)
++HOSTPGEN=	$(PGEN)$(EXE)
+ 
+ PSRCS=		\
+ 		Parser/acceler.c \
+@@ -451,7 +453,7 @@ build_all_generate_profile:
+ 
+ run_profile_task:
+ 	: # FIXME: can't run for a cross build
+-	$(RUNSHARED) ./$(BUILDPYTHON) $(PROFILE_TASK)
++	$(RUNSHARED) $(HOSTPYTHON) $(PROFILE_TASK)
+ 
+ build_all_use_profile:
+ 	$(MAKE) all CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -fprofile-use -fprofile-correction"
+@@ -640,7 +642,7 @@ $(IO_OBJS): $(IO_H)
+ $(GRAMMAR_H): $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(PGENSRCS)
+ 		@$(MKDIR_P) Include
+ 		$(MAKE) $(PGEN)
+-		$(PGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C)
++		$(HOSTPGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C)
+ $(GRAMMAR_C): $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(PGENSRCS)
+ 		$(MAKE) $(GRAMMAR_H)
+ 		touch $(GRAMMAR_C)
+@@ -820,7 +822,7 @@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODOBJS) Modules/pytho
+ ######################################################################
+ 
+ TESTOPTS=	$(EXTRATESTOPTS)
+-TESTPYTHON=	$(RUNSHARED) ./$(BUILDPYTHON) $(TESTPYTHONOPTS)
++TESTPYTHON=	$(RUNSHARED) $(HOSTPYTHON) $(TESTPYTHONOPTS)
+ TESTRUNNER=	$(TESTPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/run_tests.py
+ TESTTIMEOUT=	3600
+ 
+@@ -1229,7 +1231,7 @@ frameworkinstallstructure:	$(LDLIBRARY)
+ 		fi; \
+ 	done
+ 	$(LN) -fsn include/python$(LDVERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/Headers
+-	sed 's/%VERSION%/'"`$(RUNSHARED) ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -c 'import platform; print(platform.python_version())'`"'/g' < $(RESSRCDIR)/Info.plist > $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/Resources/Info.plist
++	sed 's/%VERSION%/'"`$(RUNSHARED) $(HOSTPYTHON) -c 'import platform; print(platform.python_version())'`"'/g' < $(RESSRCDIR)/Info.plist > $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/Resources/Info.plist
+ 	$(LN) -fsn $(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Versions/Current
+ 	$(LN) -fsn Versions/Current/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK) $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)
+ 	$(LN) -fsn Versions/Current/Headers $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Headers
+@@ -1288,7 +1290,7 @@ config.status:	$(srcdir)/configure
+ 
+ # Run reindent on the library
+ reindent:
+-	./$(BUILDPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/reindent.py -r $(srcdir)/Lib
++	$(HOSTPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/reindent.py -r $(srcdir)/Lib
+ 
+ # Rerun configure with the same options as it was run last time,
+ # provided the config.status script exists
+@@ -1414,7 +1416,7 @@ funny:
+ 
+ # Perform some verification checks on any modified files.
+ patchcheck:
+-	$(RUNSHARED) ./$(BUILDPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/patchcheck.py
++	$(RUNSHARED) $(HOSTPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/patchcheck.py
+ 
+ # Dependencies
+