diff --git a/Makefile.defs b/Makefile.defs
index bdac6a3..104a632 100644
--- a/Makefile.defs
+++ b/Makefile.defs
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ libpoppler-qt5.so.1 = libpoppler-qt5
 libcommon.so = mariadb-columnstore
 #endif
 # Common to all archs
-/usr/bin/python = python
-python[abi] = python
-libpython = libpython
-python = python
+/usr/bin/python = python3
+python[abi] = python3
+libpython = libpython3
+python = python3
 sopranobackend = soprano-backend-virtuoso
 dhcpclient = dhcp-client
 networkmanagergui = network-manager-applet