diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/volume_key/volume-key_0.3.12.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/volume_key/volume-key_0.3.12.bb
index 3103748e40..e036f714ba 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/volume_key/volume-key_0.3.12.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/volume_key/volume-key_0.3.12.bb
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ DEPENDS += " \
 "
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "python3"
-PACKAGECONFIG[python] = "--with-python,--without-python,python,python"
 PACKAGECONFIG[python3] = "--with-python3,--without-python3,python3,python3"
 
+EXTRA_OECONF = "--without-python"
+
 RDEPENDS_python3-${BPN} += "${PN}"
 
 PACKAGES += "python3-${BPN}"