--- /dev/null
+Add an option to disable the tk module
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+Signed-off-by: Samuel Martin <s.martin49@gmail.com>
+
+---
+ Makefile.pre.in | 14 ++++++++++----
+ configure.in | 9 +++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+Index: b/Makefile.pre.in
+===================================================================
+--- a/Makefile.pre.in
++++ b/Makefile.pre.in
+@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@
+ plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages/SystemEvents \
+ plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages/Terminal
+ PLATMACPATH=:plat-mac:plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages
+-LIBSUBDIRS= lib-tk site-packages \
++LIBSUBDIRS= site-packages \
+ encodings compiler hotshot \
+ email email/mime \
+ ensurepip ensurepip/_bundled \
+@@ -974,8 +974,7 @@
+ lib-old \
+ curses $(MACHDEPS)
+
+-TESTSUBDIRS = lib-tk/test lib-tk/test/test_tkinter \
+- lib-tk/test/test_ttk test test/audiodata test/capath test/data \
++TESTSUBDIRS = test test/audiodata test/capath test/data \
+ test/cjkencodings test/decimaltestdata test/xmltestdata \
+ test/imghdrdata \
+ test/subprocessdata \
+@@ -1009,6 +1008,12 @@
+ TESTSUBDIRS += sqlite3/test
+ endif
+
++ifeq (@TK@,yes)
++LIBSUBDIRS += lib-tk
++TESTSUBDIRS += lib-tk/test lib-tk/test/test_tkinter \
++ lib-tk/test/test_ttk
++endif
++
+ libinstall: build_all $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR) $(srcdir)/Modules/xxmodule.c
+ @for i in $(SCRIPTDIR) $(LIBDEST); \
+ do \
+Index: b/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -2636,6 +2636,15 @@
+ DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} _sqlite3"
+ fi
+
++AC_SUBST(TK)
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(tk,
++ AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-tk], [disable tk]),
++ [ TK="${enableval}" ], [ TK=yes ])
++
++if test "$TK" = "no"; then
++ DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} _tkinter"
++fi
++
+ AC_SUBST(PYDOC)
+
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(pydoc,