diff --git a/package/base/python/python.conf b/package/base/python/python.conf
index d49ef41f6..522b06fd7 100644
--- a/package/base/python/python.conf
+++ b/package/base/python/python.conf
@@ -30,11 +30,18 @@ enable_tcltk() {
 	          echo "	-L/usr/X11R6/lib -I/usr/X11R6/include \\" ;
 	          echo "	-ltk8.4 -ltcl8.4 -lX11" ;
 		} >> Modules/Setup.local
+		export LIBS="$LIBS -ltk8.4 -ltcl8.4 -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11"
 	fi
 }
 
+make_py_profile() {
+	echo "export LIBPYTHON='-lpython2.3$LIBS'" > $root/etc/profile.d/python
+}
+
+export LIBS=
 runpysetup=0
-premake="enable_tcltk"
+preconf="enable_tcltk"
+postmake="make_py_profile"
 confopt="$confopt --with-threads"
 
 # We can savely ignore this dependencies.