diff --git a/qemu_v8.mk b/qemu_v8.mk
index 8a7ee48..46c2ba3 100644
--- a/qemu_v8.mk
+++ b/qemu_v8.mk
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 # EDK2 / Tianocore
 ################################################################################
 define edk2-env
-	export WORKSPACE=$(EDK2_PATH)
+	export WORKSPACE=$(EDK2_PATH) PYTHON3_ENABLE=TRUE
 endef
 
 define edk2-call