--- configure.orig	2021-02-15 18:24:25 UTC
+++ configure
@@ -18326,7 +18326,7 @@ else
         ovs_cv_python3=$PYTHON3
       else
         ovs_cv_python3=no
-        for binary in python3 python3.4 python3.5 python3.6 python3.7; do
+        for binary in python3 python3.4 python3.5 python3.6 python3.7 python3.8 python3.9; do
           ovs_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
           for dir in $PATH; do
             IFS=$ovs_save_IFS
