--- a/Lib/sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/sysconfig.py
@@ -345,9 +345,8 @@ def get_makefile_filename():
 
 def _get_sysconfigdata_name():
     return os.environ.get('_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME',
-        '_sysconfigdata_{abi}_{platform}_{multiarch}'.format(
+        '_sysconfigdata_{abi}_{multiarch}'.format(
         abi=sys.abiflags,
-        platform=sys.platform,
         multiarch=getattr(sys.implementation, '_multiarch', ''),
     ))
 
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1463,8 +1463,10 @@ libinstall:	build_all $(srcdir)/Modules/
 			esac; \
 		done; \
 	done
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) `cat pybuilddir.txt`/_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH).py \
-		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST); \
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) `cat pybuilddir.txt`/_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MULTIARCH).py \
+		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
+	$(LN) -s _sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MULTIARCH).py \
+		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH).py
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/LICENSE $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/LICENSE.txt
 	if test -d $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/distutils/tests; then \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/Modules/xxmodule.c \
@@ -1619,6 +1621,7 @@ sharedinstall: sharedmods
 		--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
 		--install-platlib=$(DESTSHARED) \
 		--root=$(DESTDIR)/
+	-rm $(DESTDIR)$(DESTSHARED)/_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MULTIARCH).py
 	-rm $(DESTDIR)$(DESTSHARED)/_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH).py
 	-rm -r $(DESTDIR)$(DESTSHARED)/__pycache__
 
--- a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
@@ -459,9 +459,8 @@ def _init_posix():
     """Initialize the module as appropriate for POSIX systems."""
     # _sysconfigdata is generated at build time, see the sysconfig module
     name = os.environ.get('_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME',
-        '_sysconfigdata_{abi}_{platform}_{multiarch}'.format(
+        '_sysconfigdata_{abi}_{multiarch}'.format(
         abi=sys.abiflags,
-        platform=sys.platform,
         multiarch=getattr(sys.implementation, '_multiarch', ''),
     ))
     _temp = __import__(name, globals(), locals(), ['build_time_vars'], 0)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
 	    AC_MSG_ERROR([python$PACKAGE_VERSION interpreter not found])
 	fi
         AC_MSG_RESULT($interp)
-	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib _PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH) '$interp
+	PYTHON_FOR_BUILD='_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=$(abs_builddir) _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=$(_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM) PYTHONPATH=$(shell test -f pybuilddir.txt && echo $(abs_builddir)/`cat pybuilddir.txt`:)$(srcdir)/Lib _PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MULTIARCH) '$interp
     fi
 elif test "$cross_compiling" = maybe; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([Cross compiling required --host=HOST-TUPLE and --build=ARCH])