diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend b/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
index 76f1f38..1216b98 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ do_install:append:class-target() {
 	ln -sf ${bindir}/python3 ${D}${bindir}/python
 }
 
-FILES:${PN}-core:class-target += "${bindir}/python"
+PACKAGES:prepend:class-target = "${PN}-as-python "
+FILES:${PN}-as-python = "${bindir}/python"
+RRECOMMENDS:${PN}-core:append:class-target = " ${PN}-as-python"