diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.13.2.bb 
b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.13.2.bb
index 7c36fd92ed..ac74432a2a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.13.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.13.2.bb
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ do_install:append:class-native() {
          mv ${D}/${bindir}/${PN}/python*config ${D}/${bindir}/
  }

+# We want bytecode precompiled .py files (.pyc's) by default
+# but the user may set it on their own conf
+INCLUDE_PYCS ?= "1"
+
+PYCS_OPT_LEVEL ?= "0"
+
  do_install:append() {
          for c in 
${D}/${libdir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}/_sysconfigdata*.py; do