diff --git a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
index 43fd0be7..279b23af 100755
--- a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
+++ b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
@@ -918,6 +918,15 @@ build_package_jython_builder() {
   ( cd "dist" && build_package_jython )
 }
 
+build_package_pyston() {
+  mkdir -p "${PREFIX_PATH}/"
+  cp -fR . "${PREFIX_PATH}/"
+  chmod +x "${PREFIX_PATH}/"pyston
+  # FIXME ugly hack below adapted from
+  # https://github.com/dropbox/pyston/blob/master/docker/pyston/Dockerfile
+  ( cd "${PREFIX_PATH}/" && ./pyston virtualenv/virtualenv.py . )
+}
+
 build_package_ironpython() {
   mkdir -p "${PREFIX_PATH}/bin"
   cp -fR . "${PREFIX_PATH}/bin"