diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index ba1b6df5a..121a29054 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include ../python3-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ define Py3Package/python3-light/filespec
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/tkinter
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/turtledemo
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_test*.so
--|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/lib-dynload/readline*.so
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/pdb.doc
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/test
 -|/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/webbrowser.py
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-ncurses.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-ncurses.mk
index 45649ac75..3ecdeb336 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-ncurses.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-ncurses.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 define Package/python3-ncurses
 $(call Package/python3/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) ncurses module
-  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +libncurses
+  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +libncursesw
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3BasePackage,python3-ncurses, \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-readline.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-readline.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ce408db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-readline.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+define Package/python3-readline
+$(call Package/python3/Default)
+  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) readline module
+  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +libreadline +libncursesw
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call Py3BasePackage,python3-readline, \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/lib-dynload/readline.$(PYTHON3_SO_SUFFIX) \
+))