diff --git a/fragments/platform/rhel10/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks b/fragments/platform/rhel10/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21dd825c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fragments/platform/rhel10/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+%packages
+python3
+%end
diff --git a/fragments/platform/rhel8/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks b/fragments/platform/rhel8/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21dd825c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fragments/platform/rhel8/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+%packages
+python3
+%end
diff --git a/fragments/platform/rhel9/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks b/fragments/platform/rhel9/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21dd825c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fragments/platform/rhel9/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+%packages
+python3
+%end
diff --git a/fragments/shared/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks b/fragments/shared/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71cf829f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fragments/shared/payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+%packages
+python3
+python3-crypt-r
+%end
diff --git a/rootpw-basic.ks.in b/rootpw-basic.ks.in
index a7b0626f..2820e96c 100644
--- a/rootpw-basic.ks.in
+++ b/rootpw-basic.ks.in
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ rootpw qweqwe
 
 shutdown
 
-# make sure Python 3 is available for the %post scriptlet
-%packages
-python3
-python3-crypt-r
-%end
+%ksappend payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
 
 %post --interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
 
diff --git a/rootpw-lock.ks.in b/rootpw-lock.ks.in
index 619c5b3e..68b68a7c 100644
--- a/rootpw-lock.ks.in
+++ b/rootpw-lock.ks.in
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ rootpw --lock qweqwe
 
 shutdown
 
-# make sure Python 3 is available for the %post scriptlet
-%packages
-python3
-python3-crypt-r
-%end
+%ksappend payload/python_crypt_packages.ks
 
 %post --interpreter=/usr/bin/python3