diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index edadfb81c..82257c66a 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ endif
 
 FOOTER		:= footer.txt
 SRC1		+= crit.txt
+ifeq ($(PYTHON),python3)
 SRC1		+= criu-ns.txt
+endif
 SRC1		+= compel.txt
 SRC8		+= criu.txt
 SRC		:= $(SRC1) $(SRC8)
diff --git a/criu/Makefile b/criu/Makefile
index c7ac94d6a..db4e9d81f 100644
--- a/criu/Makefile
+++ b/criu/Makefile
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ install: $(obj)/criu
 	$(Q) install -m 644 $(UAPI_HEADERS) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/criu/
 	$(Q) mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXECDIR)/criu/scripts
 	$(Q) install -m 755 scripts/systemd-autofs-restart.sh $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXECDIR)/criu/scripts
+ifeq ($(PYTHON),python3)
+	$(E) "  INSTALL " scripts/criu-ns
 	$(Q) install -m 755 scripts/criu-ns $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
+endif
 .PHONY: install
 
 uninstall: