diff --git a/lang/python/pymysql/Config.in b/lang/python/pymysql/Config.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dfa265b09..0000000000
--- a/lang/python/pymysql/Config.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-menu "Configuration"
-	depends on PACKAGE_python3-pymysql
-
-config PYTHON3_PYMYSQL_SHA_PASSWORD_SUPPORT
-	bool "Enable support for SHA password authentication"
-	help
-	  To use “sha256_password” or “caching_sha2_password” for authentication
-	  this symbol needs to be enabled, to also install python3-cryptography.
-	default n
-
-endmenu
diff --git a/lang/python/pymysql/Makefile b/lang/python/pymysql/Makefile
index d5187bd57e..025a97adce 100644
--- a/lang/python/pymysql/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/pymysql/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=pymysql
 PKG_VERSION:=1.1.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=PyMySQL
 PKG_HASH:=4f13a7df8bf36a51e81dd9f3605fede45a4878fe02f9236349fd82a3f0612f96
@@ -24,23 +24,40 @@ include ../pypi.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../python3-package.mk
 
-define Package/python3-pymysql
+define Package/python3-pymysql/Default
   SUBMENU:=Python
   SECTION:=lang
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   TITLE:=Pure Python MySQL Client
   URL:=https://pymysql.readthedocs.io/
-  DEPENDS:=+python3 +PYTHON3_PYMYSQL_SHA_PASSWORD_SUPPORT:python3-cryptography
 endef
 
-define Package/python3-pymysql/config
-  source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
+define Package/python3-pymysql
+$(call Package/python3-pymysql/Default)
+  DEPENDS:=+python3
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-pymysql/description
   This package contains a pure-Python MySQL client library, based on PEP 249.
 endef
 
+define Package/python3-pymysql-sha-pwd
+$(call Package/python3-pymysql/Default)
+  TITLE+=w/ SHA256 password auth
+  DEPENDS:=+python3-pymysql $(RUST_ARCH_DEPENDS) +PACKAGE_python3-pymysql-sha-pwd:python3-cryptography
+endef
+
+define Package/python3-pymysql-sha-pwd/description
+  This is a meta-package installing python3-pymysql and python3-cryptography
+  packages to be able to use pymysql with “sha256_password” or
+  “caching_sha2_password” for authentication.
+endef
+
+define Package/python3-pymysql-sha-pwd/install
+  true
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,python3-pymysql))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,python3-pymysql))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,python3-pymysql-src))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,python3-pymysql-sha-pwd))