diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 17356c71e2..794d003b1f 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include ../python3-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-dbm.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-dbm.mk
index 409940229a..ede9af1631 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-dbm.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-dbm.mk
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 define Package/python3-dbm
 $(call Package/python3/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) dbm module
-  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +libdb47
+  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +libgdbm
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3BasePackage,python3-dbm, \
 	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/dbm \
 	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_dbm.$(PYTHON3_SO_SUFFIX) \
+	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_gdbm.$(PYTHON3_SO_SUFFIX) \
 ))
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-gdbm.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-gdbm.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f98badf37..0000000000
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-gdbm.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2016 OpenWrt.org
-#
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-
-define Package/python3-gdbm
-$(call Package/python3/Default)
-  TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) gdbm module
-  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +libgdbm
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call Py3BasePackage,python3-gdbm, \
-	/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/lib-dynload/_gdbm.$(PYTHON3_SO_SUFFIX) \
-))
diff --git a/libs/gdbm/Makefile b/libs/gdbm/Makefile
index 8e0e85d706..b23cb74c96 100644
--- a/libs/gdbm/Makefile
+++ b/libs/gdbm/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Marcel Denia <naoir@gmx.net>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0-or-later
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
-PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PKG_INSTALL:=2
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ define Package/libgdbm/description
 endef
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
-	--enable-shared \
-	--enable-static
+	--enable-libgdbm-compat \
+	--enable-shared
 
 define Build/Compile
 	+$(MAKE) $(PKG_JOBS) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
@@ -51,14 +51,16 @@ endef
 
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/gdbm.h $(1)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/{gdbm,ndbm}.h $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgdbm.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgdbm.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgdbm_compat.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 define Package/libgdbm/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgdbm.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgdbm_compat.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libgdbm))