diff --git a/mkbootimg/Android.bp b/mkbootimg/Android.bp
index 576a677e7..c3cf74651 100644
--- a/mkbootimg/Android.bp
+++ b/mkbootimg/Android.bp
@@ -31,3 +31,34 @@ cc_library {
     header_libs: ["libmkbootimg_abi_headers"],
     export_header_lib_headers: ["libmkbootimg_abi_headers"],
 }
+
+python_defaults {
+    name: "mkbootimg_defaults",
+
+    version: {
+        py2: {
+            enabled: true,
+            embedded_launcher: true,
+        },
+        py3: {
+            enabled: false,
+            embedded_launcher: false,
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+python_binary_host {
+    name: "mkbootimg",
+    defaults: ["mkbootimg_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "mkbootimg.py",
+    ],
+}
+
+python_binary_host {
+    name: "unpack_bootimg",
+    defaults: ["mkbootimg_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "unpack_bootimg.py",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/mkbootimg/Android.mk b/mkbootimg/Android.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 92e1e27d2..000000000
--- a/mkbootimg/Android.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-
-LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := mkbootimg
-LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := EXECUTABLES
-LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
-
-LOCAL_MODULE := mkbootimg
-
-include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := unpack_bootimg
-LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := EXECUTABLES
-LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
-
-LOCAL_MODULE := unpack_bootimg
-
-include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
diff --git a/mkbootimg/mkbootimg b/mkbootimg/mkbootimg.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from mkbootimg/mkbootimg
rename to mkbootimg/mkbootimg.py
diff --git a/mkbootimg/unpack_bootimg b/mkbootimg/unpack_bootimg.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from mkbootimg/unpack_bootimg
rename to mkbootimg/unpack_bootimg.py