diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/python-inotify b/config/rootfiles/common/python-inotify
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fc062a57..000000000
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/python-inotify
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify-0.2.7-py2.7.egg-info
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify-0.2.7-py2.7.egg-info/PKG-INFO
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify-0.2.7-py2.7.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify-0.2.7-py2.7.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify-0.2.7-py2.7.egg-info/not-zip-safe
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify-0.2.7-py2.7.egg-info/top_level.txt
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/__init__.py
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/__init__.pyc
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/adapters.py
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/adapters.pyc
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/calls.py
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/calls.pyc
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/constants.py
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/constants.pyc
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/library.py
-usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/library.pyc
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/resources
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/resources/README.rst
-#usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/inotify/resources/requirements.txt
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/python3-inotify b/config/rootfiles/common/python3-inotify
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1fae54aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/python3-inotify
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify-0.2.10-py3.8.egg-info
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify-0.2.10-py3.8.egg-info/PKG-INFO
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify-0.2.10-py3.8.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify-0.2.10-py3.8.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify-0.2.10-py3.8.egg-info/not-zip-safe
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify-0.2.10-py3.8.egg-info/requires.txt
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify-0.2.10-py3.8.egg-info/top_level.txt
+usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify/__init__.py
+usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify/adapters.py
+usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify/calls.py
+usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify/constants.py
+usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify/library.py
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify/resources
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify/resources/README.rst
+#usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify/resources/requirements.txt
+usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inotify/test_support.py
diff --git a/lfs/python-inotify b/lfs/python3-inotify
similarity index 96%
rename from lfs/python-inotify
rename to lfs/python3-inotify
index 93775c595..a1f9e45ef 100644
--- a/lfs/python-inotify
+++ b/lfs/python3-inotify
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 0.2.7
+VER        = 0.2.10
 
 THISAPP    = inotify-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = ced4c0469f9fd64170d9d907e4aec208
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 33c7ee4a7cde60036a2d2a1a55c7c7c8
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar zxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && python setup.py install --root=/
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && python3 setup.py install --root=/
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
 	@$(POSTBUILD)
diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index 07e84a080..d0f7515c7 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ buildipfire() {
   lfsmake2 Crypt-PasswdMD5
   lfsmake2 Net-Telnet
   lfsmake2 python-setuptools
-  lfsmake2 python-inotify
+  lfsmake2 python3-inotify
   lfsmake2 python-docutils
   lfsmake2 python-daemon
   lfsmake2 python-ipaddress