diff --git a/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes/0001-Use-python3-by-default.patch b/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes/0001-Use-python3-by-default.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa9df736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes/0001-Use-python3-by-default.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From ba4cc0d7b08efecd2b2bfb04c7a70187d7056304 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:18:39 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Use python3 by default
+
+python2 is on its way out
+
+Upstream-Status: Submitted [https://github.com/linux4sam/libplanes/pull/3]
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+ configure.ac           | 2 +-
+ python/Makefile.am     | 2 +-
+ scripts/planes-loop.py | 2 +-
+ 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 69e9478..ba0d2e7 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ if test "x$PYTHON" = xyes; then
+ 
+    if test "x$have_python" = "xyes"; then
+       AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Python site-packages path])
+-      PYTHON_VERSION='2.7'
++      PYTHON_VERSION=`$PKG_CONFIG --modversion python3`
+       PYTHON_SITE_PKG=${prefix}/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages
+       AC_MSG_RESULT([$PYTHON_SITE_PKG])
+       AC_SUBST([PYTHON_SITE_PKG])
+diff --git a/python/Makefile.am b/python/Makefile.am
+index 63c737f..015fc26 100644
+--- a/python/Makefile.am
++++ b/python/Makefile.am
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if HAVE_PYTHON
+ SWIG_SRC = planes.i
+ 
+ SWIG=swig
+-PYTHON=python
++PYTHON=python3
+ 
+ SWIG_V_GEN = $(swig_v_GEN_$(V))
+ swig_v_GEN_ = $(swig_v_GEN_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+diff --git a/scripts/planes-loop.py b/scripts/planes-loop.py
+index ded88d4..4c6904e 100755
+--- a/scripts/planes-loop.py
++++ b/scripts/planes-loop.py
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/env python
++#!/usr/bin/env python3
+ 
+ from mpio import *
+ import glob
+-- 
+2.24.0
+
diff --git a/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes_0.0.3.bb b/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes_0.0.3.bb
index f135613d..59d2b4f7 100644
--- a/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes_0.0.3.bb
+++ b/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes_0.0.3.bb
@@ -6,18 +6,20 @@ PACKAGES = "${PN}-dbg ${PN} ${PN}-python"
 
 PR = "r1"
 
-DEPENDS = "libdrm cairo cjson lua swig-native python"
+DEPENDS = "libdrm cairo cjson lua swig-native python3"
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python udev-rules-at91"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python3 udev-rules-at91"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux4sam/libplanes.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux4sam/libplanes.git;protocol=https \
+           file://0001-Use-python3-by-default.patch \
+"
 PV = "0.0.3+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "96a3e46c175a5dd02d3cb04a9ef9f5f201a684a6"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit pkgconfig autotools
+inherit pkgconfig autotools python3-dir
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--enable-shared --disable-static"
 
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ do_install_append() {
     install -Dm 0755 ${S}/scripts/planes-loop.sh ${D}/opt/planes/planes-loop.sh
     install -Dm 0755 ${S}/scripts/planes-loop.py ${D}/opt/planes/planes-loop.py
     install -Dm 0755 ${S}/python/examples/splash.py ${D}/usr/share/planes/splash.py
-    rm -f ${D}/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/planes/_planes.a
+    rm -f ${D}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/planes/_planes.a
     rm -f ${D}/usr/lib/libplanes.a
 }
 
diff --git a/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes_1.0.0.bb b/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes_1.0.0.bb
index 687ceee4..0d53a614 100644
--- a/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes_1.0.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-graphics/libplanes/libplanes_1.0.0.bb
@@ -4,17 +4,19 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;endline=20;md5=b884a464579c410fd1dace93db8e97
 
 PACKAGES = "${PN}-dbg ${PN} ${PN}-python"
 
-DEPENDS = "libdrm cairo cjson lua swig-native python"
+DEPENDS = "libdrm cairo cjson lua swig-native python3"
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python udev-rules-at91"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python3 udev-rules-at91"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux4sam/libplanes.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux4sam/libplanes.git;protocol=https \
+           file://0001-Use-python3-by-default.patch \
+          "
 
 SRCREV = "632fb3bf52838f9bd0531fc2040b3b2ec448f70f"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit pkgconfig autotools
+inherit pkgconfig autotools python3-dir
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--enable-shared --disable-static"
 
@@ -43,6 +45,6 @@ do_install_append() {
     install -Dm 0755 ${S}/scripts/planes-loop.sh ${D}/opt/planes/planes-loop.sh
     install -Dm 0755 ${S}/scripts/planes-loop.py ${D}/opt/planes/planes-loop.py
     install -Dm 0755 ${S}/python/examples/splash.py ${D}/usr/share/planes/splash.py
-    rm -f ${D}/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/planes/_planes.a
+    rm -f ${D}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/planes/_planes.a
     rm -f ${D}/usr/lib/libplanes.a
 }