diff --git a/hypervisor/scripts/kconfig/kconfig.mk b/hypervisor/scripts/kconfig/kconfig.mk
index fc4736d15..d45d39f4b 100644
--- a/hypervisor/scripts/kconfig/kconfig.mk
+++ b/hypervisor/scripts/kconfig/kconfig.mk
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG_MK): $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG)
 
 $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG_H): $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG)
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@python $(KCONFIG_DIR)/generate_header.py Kconfig $< $@
+	@python3 $(KCONFIG_DIR)/generate_header.py Kconfig $< $@
 
 # This target forcefully generate a .config based on a given default
 # one. Overwrite the current .config if it exists.
 .PHONY: defconfig
 defconfig: $(KCONFIG_DEPS)
 	@mkdir -p $(HV_OBJDIR)
-	@python $(KCONFIG_DIR)/defconfig.py Kconfig arch/x86/configs/$(PLATFORM).config $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG)
+	@python3 $(KCONFIG_DIR)/defconfig.py Kconfig arch/x86/configs/$(PLATFORM).config $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG)
 
 # Use silentoldconfig to forcefully update the current .config, or generate a
 # new one if no previous .config exists. This target can be used as a
@@ -37,13 +37,18 @@ defconfig: $(KCONFIG_DEPS)
 .PHONY: oldconfig
 oldconfig: $(KCONFIG_DEPS)
 	@mkdir -p $(HV_OBJDIR)
-	@python $(KCONFIG_DIR)/silentoldconfig.py Kconfig $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG) PLATFORM_$(shell echo $(PLATFORM) | tr a-z A-Z)=y
+	@python3 $(KCONFIG_DIR)/silentoldconfig.py Kconfig $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG) PLATFORM_$(shell echo $(PLATFORM) | tr a-z A-Z)=y
 
 # Minimize the current .config. This target can be used to generate a defconfig
 # for future use.
 .PHONY: minimalconfig
 minimalconfig: $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG)
-	@python $(KCONFIG_DIR)/minimalconfig.py Kconfig $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG) $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_DEFCONFIG)
+	@python3 $(KCONFIG_DIR)/minimalconfig.py Kconfig $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG) $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_DEFCONFIG)
+
+$(eval $(call check_dep_exec,menuconfig,MENUCONFIG_DEPS))
+export KCONFIG_CONFIG := $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG)
+menuconfig: $(MENUCONFIG_DEPS) $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG)
+	@python3 $(shell which menuconfig) Kconfig
 
 -include $(HV_OBJDIR)/$(HV_CONFIG_MK)
 
diff --git a/scripts/deps.mk b/scripts/deps.mk
index 8e8759fc0..687ef5590 100644
--- a/scripts/deps.mk
+++ b/scripts/deps.mk
@@ -14,17 +14,16 @@ check_exec_$(1):
 	 fi
 endef
 
-# usage: check_dep_pylib <library name> <variable>
+# usage: check_dep_py3lib <library name> <variable>
 #
-# Create a target that checks the existence of the specified python library, and
-# append that target to the given variable. The default python version (which
-# can be either 2.x or 3.x) is used.
-define check_dep_pylib =
-$(2) += check_pylib_$(1)
-check_pylib_$(1):
-	@if ! pip list 2>/dev/null | grep $(1) > /dev/null 2>&1; then   \
+# Create a target that checks the existence of the specified python 3 library, and
+# append that target to the given variable.
+define check_dep_py3lib =
+$(2) += check_py3lib_$(1)
+check_py3lib_$(1):
+	@if ! pip3 list 2>/dev/null | grep $(1) > /dev/null 2>&1; then   \
 	     echo "******** Missing prerequisite tool ********"; \
-	     echo "The python library *$(1)* is not installed"; \
+	     echo "The python3 library *$(1)* is not installed"; \
 	     echo "Please refer to the Getting Started Guide" \
 	          "for installation instructions"; \
 	     exit 1; \