diff --git a/base/util-linux/util-linux.conf b/base/util-linux/util-linux.conf
index eeec03afd..052dc1284 100644
--- a/base/util-linux/util-linux.conf
+++ b/base/util-linux/util-linux.conf
@@ -32,3 +32,10 @@ fi
 if pkginstalled sysvinit; then
 	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--disable-sulogin"
 fi
+# leave python alone please
+if pkginstalled python; then
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--without-python"
+fi
+if ! atstage native; then
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--disable-makeinstall-chown --disable-makeinstall-setuid"
+fi