diff --git a/srcpkgs/python/template b/srcpkgs/python/template
index 4045abf131..398bdd0e0f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'python'.
 pkgname=python
 version=2.7.6
-revision=5
+revision=6
 wrksrc="Python-${version}"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libffi-devel readline-devel gdbm-devel openssl-devel expat-devel sqlite-devel bzip2-devel zlib-devel"
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ do_install() {
 	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} altinstall
 	ln -sf /usr/bin/python2.7 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/python2
 	ln -sf /usr/bin/python2.7 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/python
+	ln -sf /usr/bin/python2.7-config ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/python-config
 }
 
 post_install() {