diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-native_3.5.2.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-native_3.5.2.bb
index edcf2244f5..3f4b567278 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-native_3.5.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-native_3.5.2.bb
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ inherit native
 
 require python-native-${PYTHON_MAJMIN}-manifest.inc
 
-EXTRA_OECONF_append = " --bindir=${bindir}/${PN} --without-ensurepip"
+# uninative may be used on pre glibc 2.25 systems which don't have getentropy
+EXTRA_OECONF_append = " --bindir=${bindir}/${PN} --without-ensurepip ac_cv_func_getentropy=no"
 
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = '\
   LIBC="" \
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ PYTHONLSBOPTS = ""
 
 do_configure_append() {
 	autoreconf --verbose --install --force --exclude=autopoint ../Python-${PV}/Modules/_ctypes/libffi
+	sed -i -e 's,#define HAVE_GETRANDOM 1,/\* #undef HAVE_GETRANDOM \*/,' ${B}/pyconfig.h
 }
 
 do_install() {