diff --git a/scripts/pkg.sh b/scripts/pkg.sh
index cf3a9ee8..683b2703 100644
--- a/scripts/pkg.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkg.sh
@@ -641,13 +641,13 @@ install_exe_wrapper()
 	case $ext in
 	py)
 		cat << EOT | sed 's/^	*|//' > "$tmp"
-		|#!/usr/bin/python
+		|#!/usr/bin/python3
 		|
 		|import sys
 		|import subprocess
 		|args=sys.argv
 		|args[0] = "$from"
-		|if subprocess.call([ '/usr/bin/python' ] + args) != 0:
+		|if subprocess.call([ '/usr/bin/python3' ] + args) != 0:
 		|	print("subprocess failed")
 		|	exit(1)
 EOT