diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/03-fix-tkinter-detection.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/03-fix-tkinter-detection.patch
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+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/03-fix-tkinter-detection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [embedded specific]
+
+# We need to supply STAGING_INCDIR here, otherwise the Tk headers
+# will not be found.
+# Signed-Off: Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mickey@vanille.de>
+
+Index: Python-3.3.0rc2/setup.py
+===================================================================
+--- Python-3.3.0rc2.orig/setup.py	2012-09-20 15:24:14.009124003 -0700
++++ Python-3.3.0rc2/setup.py	2012-09-20 15:25:08.449124963 -0700
+@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@
+                 dotversion = dotversion[:-1] + '.' + dotversion[-1]
+             tcl_include_sub = []
+             tk_include_sub = []
+-            for dir in inc_dirs:
++            for dir in [os.getenv("STAGING_INCDIR")]:
+                 tcl_include_sub += [dir + os.sep + "tcl" + dotversion]
+                 tk_include_sub += [dir + os.sep + "tk" + dotversion]
+             tk_include_sub += tcl_include_sub
+@@ -1639,22 +1639,6 @@
+             if dir not in include_dirs:
+                 include_dirs.append(dir)
+ 
+-        # Check for various platform-specific directories
+-        if host_platform == 'sunos5':
+-            include_dirs.append('/usr/openwin/include')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/openwin/lib')
+-        elif os.path.exists('/usr/X11R6/include'):
+-            include_dirs.append('/usr/X11R6/include')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11R6/lib64')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11R6/lib')
+-        elif os.path.exists('/usr/X11R5/include'):
+-            include_dirs.append('/usr/X11R5/include')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11R5/lib')
+-        else:
+-            # Assume default location for X11
+-            include_dirs.append('/usr/X11/include')
+-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11/lib')
+-
+         # If Cygwin, then verify that X is installed before proceeding
+         if host_platform == 'cygwin':
+             x11_inc = find_file('X11/Xlib.h', [], include_dirs)