diff --git a/extra/python2/build b/extra/python2/build
index e2125f60..3b3866ff 100755
--- a/extra/python2/build
+++ b/extra/python2/build
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ make DESTDIR="$1" install
 
 rm "$1/usr/bin/2to3"
 rm "$1/usr/bin/python"
+
+# Make static library writable.
+chmod -v u+w "$1/usr/lib/libpython"*.a
diff --git a/extra/python2/version b/extra/python2/version
index 5db34961..45890a91 100644
--- a/extra/python2/version
+++ b/extra/python2/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.16 1
+2.7.16 2