diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/Makefile b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/Makefile
index e404d38230..34facd74b9 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LDFLAGS=-lpython2.4 -Xlinker -L$(PREFIX)/lib/python2.4/config/
 all:	depends $(MODNAME).$(DYNAMIC_LIB_EXTEN) $(PYMOD).$(DYNAMIC_LIB_EXTEN)
 
 depends:
-	MAKE=$(MAKE) $(BASE)/build/buildlib.sh $(BASE) install Python-2.4.3.tgz --prefix=$(PREFIX) 
+	MAKE=$(MAKE) $(BASE)/build/buildlib.sh $(BASE) install Python-2.4.3.tgz --prefix=$(PREFIX) --enable-threads --enable-shared
 
 %.o:  %.c
 	$(CC) $(LCFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@