diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 815df69ad48c67..bb88ac43e7321e 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ EXPORTSFROM=	@EXPORTSFROM@
 # Executable suffix (.exe on Windows and Mac OS X)
 EXE=		@EXEEXT@
 BUILDEXE=	@BUILDEXEEXT@
+WINDOWSEXE=.exe
 
 # Short name and location for Mac OS X Python framework
 UNIVERSALSDK=@UNIVERSALSDK@
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ LIBOBJS=	@LIBOBJS@
 
 PYTHON=		python$(EXE)
 BUILDPYTHON=	python$(BUILDEXE)
+BUILDPYTHON3=	python3$(BUILDEXE)
 
 HOSTRUNNER= @HOSTRUNNER@
 
@@ -580,6 +582,9 @@ LIBEXPAT_HEADERS= \
 all:		@DEF_MAKE_ALL_RULE@
 build_all:	check-clean-src $(BUILDPYTHON) platform sharedmods \
 		gdbhooks Programs/_testembed scripts checksharedmods rundsymutil
+	@if test "$(BUILDEXE)" = "$(WINDOWSEXE)" ; then \
+		cp $(BUILDPYTHON) $(BUILDPYTHON3) ; \
+	fi
 build_wasm: check-clean-src $(BUILDPYTHON) platform sharedmods \
 		python-config checksharedmods
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2022-12-12-04-46-29.gh-issue-99185.bQm_Wd.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2022-12-12-04-46-29.gh-issue-99185.bQm_Wd.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..07822a8348c67c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2022-12-12-04-46-29.gh-issue-99185.bQm_Wd.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Copy python executable (python.exe) to python3.exe