diff --git a/package/python-engineio/python-engineio.mk b/package/python-engineio/python-engineio.mk
index 62036a9c76..507a0f27f9 100644
--- a/package/python-engineio/python-engineio.mk
+++ b/package/python-engineio/python-engineio.mk
@@ -10,4 +10,14 @@ PYTHON_ENGINEIO_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_ENGINEIO_LICENSE = MIT
 PYTHON_ENGINEIO_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),y)
+# only needed/valid for python 3.x
+define PYTHON_ENGINEIO_RM_PY3_FILES
+	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/engineio/async_drivers \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/engineio/asyncio_*.py
+endef
+
+PYTHON_ENGINEIO_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += PYTHON_ENGINEIO_RM_PY3_FILES
+endif
+
 $(eval $(python-package))