diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
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+inherit update-alternatives
+
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-core += "python"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python] = "${bindir}/python"
+ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[python] = "${bindir}/python3"