diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt-sdk.bb b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt-sdk.bb
index db7d581..7ddf671 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt-sdk.bb
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt-sdk.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 require recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal.bb
 
+# Skip processing of this recipe if linux-yocto-rt is not explicitly specified as the
+# PREFERRED_PROVIDER for virtual/kernel. This avoids errors when trying
+# to build multiple virtual/kernel providers.
+python () {
+    if d.getVar("PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel", True) != "linux-yocto-rt":
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("Set PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel to linux-yocto-rt to enable it")
+}
+
 DESCRIPTION = "Small image capable of booting a device with a test suite and \
 tools for real-time use. It includes the full meta-toolchain, development \
 headers and libraries to form a standalone SDK."
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt.bb b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt.bb
index cab6f8b..9c86f25 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt.bb
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/images/core-image-rt.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 require recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal.bb
 
+# Skip processing of this recipe if linux-yocto-rt is not explicitly specified as the
+# PREFERRED_PROVIDER for virtual/kernel. This avoids errors when trying
+# to build multiple virtual/kernel providers.
+python () {
+    if d.getVar("PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel", True) != "linux-yocto-rt":
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("Set PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel to linux-yocto-rt to enable it")
+}
+
 DESCRIPTION = "A small image just capable of allowing a device to boot plus a \
 real-time test suite and tools appropriate for real-time use."
 DEPENDS = "linux-yocto-rt"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/0001-Makefile-Set-CC-AR-variable-only-if-it-doesn-t-have-.patch b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/0001-Makefile-Set-CC-AR-variable-only-if-it-doesn-t-have-.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 00fcc7d..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/0001-Makefile-Set-CC-AR-variable-only-if-it-doesn-t-have-.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-From 9640dde4241e1314b8e8ea35b0c8dab0b30ae51f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
-Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2016 10:50:56 -0800
-Subject: [PATCH] Makefile: Set CC/AR variable only if it doesn't have a value
-
-This helps it compile with clang or any other compilers besides gcc
-
-Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
----
-Upstream-Status: Submitted
-
- Makefile | 4 ++--
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index 1e4b7d1..2c2d396 100644
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
- VERSION = 0.96
--CC=$(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
--AR=$(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
-+CC?=$(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
-+AR?=$(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
- 
- OBJDIR = bld
- 
--- 
-2.6.4
-
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/rt_bmark.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/rt_bmark.py
index e2280e4..080a655 100755
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/rt_bmark.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/rt_bmark.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
 
 def log(*msg):
         tmp = "".join(map(str, msg)) # 'map(str, ...' allows numbers
-        for line in tmp.split("\n"):
-                print "#", line
+        for line in tmp.splitlines():
+                print("#", line)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Like log(), but with a timestamp added
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
        "-d", str(interval_delta),
        "-l", str(loop_count)
        )
-rex = re.compile("C:\s*(\d+).*Min:\s*(\d+).*Avg:\s*(\d+).*Max:\s*(\d+)")
+rex = re.compile(b"C:\s*(\d+).*Min:\s*(\d+).*Avg:\s*(\d+).*Max:\s*(\d+)")
 
 def run_cyclictest_once():
         res = subprocess.check_output(cmd)
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
         avg_sum = 0
         avg_cnt = 0
 
-        for line in res.split("\n"):
+        for line in res.splitlines():
                 m = rex.search(line)
                 if m is not None:
                         minlist.append(int(m.group(2)))
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
         t = time.time()
         max_list = []
 
-        for i in xrange(0, suite_size):
+        for i in range(0, suite_size):
                 tmp_min, tmp_avg, tmp_max = run_cyclictest_once()
 
                 msg = "%2d/%2d:" % (i+1, suite_size)
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@
                         log()
                         log("PASS")
 
-                        print
-                        print tc_name(name), "[Min/us,Avg/us,Max/us]:",
-                        print "%d,%.1f,%d" % (bm_min,bm_avg, bm_max)
-                        print "PASS:", tc_name(name)
-                        print
+                        print()
+                        print(tc_name(name), "[Min/us,Avg/us,Max/us]:",)
+                        print("%d,%.1f,%d" % (bm_min,bm_avg, bm_max))
+                        print("PASS:", tc_name(name))
+                        print()
 
                 except Exception:
                         log()
@@ -391,9 +391,9 @@
                         log("WD: ", os.getcwd())
                         log()
                         log("FAIL")
-                        print
-                        print "FAIL:", tc_name(name)
-                        print
+                        print()
+                        print("FAIL:", tc_name(name))
+                        print()
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/run-ptest b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/run-ptest
index 8e6d3e3..b7c5e29 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/run-ptest
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/files/run-ptest
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-python ./rt_bmark.py
+python3 ./rt_bmark.py
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/hwlatdetect_0.96.bb b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/hwlatdetect_2.0.bb
similarity index 77%
rename from import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/hwlatdetect_0.96.bb
rename to import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/hwlatdetect_2.0.bb
index 962069e..012b2dd 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/hwlatdetect_0.96.bb
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/hwlatdetect_2.0.bb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
 
 require rt-tests.inc
+inherit python3-dir
 
 EXTRA_OEMAKE += "PYLIB=${libdir}/python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}/dist-packages"
 
@@ -16,8 +17,10 @@
 do_install() {
         oe_runmake install_hwlatdetect DESTDIR=${D} SBINDIR=${sbindir} \
 	           MANDIR=${mandir} INCLUDEDIR=${includedir}
+
+        sed -i -e '1s,#!.*python.*,#!${bindir}/python3,' ${D}${libdir}/python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}/dist-packages/hwlatdetect.py
 }
 
 FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}/dist-packages/hwlatdetect.py"
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python python-subprocess python-textutils"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python3 python3-subprocess python3-textutils"
 RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "kernel-module-hwlat-detector"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests.inc b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests.inc
index 76f9b3a..d832828 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests.inc
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests.inc
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 # Version v0.96
-PV = "0.96"
-SRCREV = "24f8c0175e04bab78e7555698e34d7002b01c87f"
+SRCREV = "e1b1537a20b35af75a49bf55dcf70296f8a62467"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/rt-tests/rt-tests.git"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-# need to append rt-tests' default CFLAGS to ours
-CFLAGS += "-I${S}/src/include -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -Wno-nonnull"
-
 # calling 'uname -m' is broken on crossbuilds
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "NUMA=0"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_0.96.bb b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_2.0.bb
similarity index 73%
rename from import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_0.96.bb
rename to import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_2.0.bb
index 2f96fea..4336c50 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_0.96.bb
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_2.0.bb
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@
 require rt-tests.inc
 inherit ptest
 
-SRC_URI += "file://0001-Makefile-Set-CC-AR-variable-only-if-it-doesn-t-have-.patch \
+SRC_URI += " \
             file://run-ptest \
             file://rt_bmark.py \
            "
 # Do not install hwlatdetect
-EXTRA_OEMAKE += "PYLIB='' CROSS_COMPILE=${TARGET_PREFIX}"
-
-CFLAGS_prepend = "${HOST_CC_ARCH}${TOOLCHAIN_OPTIONS}"
+EXTRA_OEMAKE += "PYLIB=''"
 
 do_install() {
         oe_runmake install DESTDIR=${D} SBINDIR=${sbindir} MANDIR=${mandir} \
@@ -28,6 +26,6 @@
         cp ${WORKDIR}/rt_bmark.py ${D}${PTEST_PATH}
 }
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-ptest += " stress python python-subprocess python-multiprocessing python-datetime python-re python-lang"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-ptest += " stress python3 python3-subprocess python3-multiprocessing python3-datetime python3-re python3-lang python3-misc"
 
 FILES_${PN} += "${prefix}/src/backfire"