diff --git a/make/py-mod.mk b/make/py-mod.mk
index 5d82fe44..63423ba9 100644
--- a/make/py-mod.mk
+++ b/make/py-mod.mk
@@ -14,34 +14,7 @@ install: install-dirs.done install-reg.done
 clean: py.clean
 distclean:
 
-py.clean:
-	$(RM) -f *.done *.pyc
-	/bin/bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/scm.sh clean -f __init__.py
-	$(RM) -rf __pycache__
-
-install-dirs.done:
-	$(INSTALL) -d -m $(PYMODDIRMODE) -o $(PYMODDIROWNER) -g $(PYMODDIRGROUP) $(PY_INSTALL_DIRS)
-	touch $@
-
-install-reg.done: install-dirs.done $(PY_INSTALLED_REG)
-	touch $@
-
-$(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY)/%.py: %.py
-	$(INSTALL) -p -m $(PYMODMODE) -o $(PYMODOWNER) -g $(PYMODGROUP) $< $@
-
-ifneq ($(PYTHON_VERSION),3)
-%.pyc: %.py
-else
-__pycache__/%.cpython-37.pyc: %.py
-endif
-	$(PYTHON) -c "import py_compile; py_compile.compile(\"$<\", doraise=True)"
-
-ifeq ($(PYTHON_VERSION),3)
-$(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY)/__pycache__/%.cpython-37.pyc: __pycache__/%.cpython-37.pyc
-else
-$(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY)/%.pyc: %.pyc
-endif
-	$(INSTALL) -p -m $(PYMODMODE) -o $(PYMODOWNER) -g $(PYMODGROUP) $< $@
+include $(MODDIR)/make/py-rules.mk
 
 __init__.py: $(PY_INIT_TMPL) $(filter-out __init__.py,$(PY_SRC_PY))
 	if [ "$(PY_INIT_TMPL)" ]; then cat "$(PY_INIT_TMPL)" > $@.tmp; else > $@.tmp; fi
diff --git a/make/py-rules.mk b/make/py-rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8de5dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/py-rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+all:
+
+py.clean:
+	$(RM) -f *.done *.pyc
+	/bin/bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/scm.sh clean -f __init__.py
+	$(RM) -rf __pycache__
+
+install-dirs.done:
+	$(INSTALL) -d -m $(PYMODDIRMODE) -o $(PYMODDIROWNER) -g $(PYMODDIRGROUP) $(PY_INSTALL_DIRS)
+	touch $@
+
+install-reg.done: install-dirs.done $(PY_INSTALLED_REG)
+	touch $@
+
+$(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY)/%.py: %.py
+	$(INSTALL) -p -m $(PYMODMODE) -o $(PYMODOWNER) -g $(PYMODGROUP) $< $@
+
+ifneq ($(PYTHON_VERSION),3)
+%.pyc: %.py
+else
+__pycache__/%.cpython-37.pyc: %.py
+endif
+	$(PYTHON) -c "import py_compile; py_compile.compile(\"$<\", doraise=True)"
+
+ifeq ($(PYTHON_VERSION),3)
+$(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY)/__pycache__/%.cpython-37.pyc: __pycache__/%.cpython-37.pyc
+else
+$(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY)/%.pyc: %.pyc
+endif
+	$(INSTALL) -p -m $(PYMODMODE) -o $(PYMODOWNER) -g $(PYMODGROUP) $< $@