diff --git a/py/__init__.py b/py/__init__.py
index 82bf6ce98..ffcf0e2e6 100644
--- a/py/__init__.py
+++ b/py/__init__.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ initpkg(__name__,
     'builtin._basestring'    : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', '_basestring'),
     'builtin._totext'        : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', '_totext'),
     'builtin.builtins'       : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', 'builtins'),
+    'builtin.execfile'       : ('./builtin/builtin31.py', 'execfile'),
 
     # gateways into remote contexts
     'execnet.__doc__'        : ('./execnet/__init__.py', '__doc__'),