diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-chardet_3.0.4.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-chardet_3.0.4.bb
index 038043c56..38d8122ce 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-chardet_3.0.4.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-chardet_3.0.4.bb
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 inherit setuptools3
 require python-chardet.inc
+
+do_install_append () {
+    # rename scripts that would conflict with the Python 2 build of chardet
+    mv ${D}${bindir}/chardetect ${D}${bindir}/chardetect3
+}