diff --git a/bin/meson_get_version.py b/bin/meson_get_version.py
index a221e26f250..2e631d23673 100644
--- a/bin/meson_get_version.py
+++ b/bin/meson_get_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # encoding=utf-8
 # Copyright © 2017 Intel Corporation
 
diff --git a/bin/symbols-check.py b/bin/symbols-check.py
index c284d4c7a48..5ebeb861d12 100644
--- a/bin/symbols-check.py
+++ b/bin/symbols-check.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import argparse
 import os
diff --git a/src/egl/egl-entrypoint-check.py b/src/egl/egl-entrypoint-check.py
index 332578f44c2..967ea0646ba 100644
--- a/src/egl/egl-entrypoint-check.py
+++ b/src/egl/egl-entrypoint-check.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import argparse
 from generate.eglFunctionList import EGL_FUNCTIONS as GLVND_ENTRYPOINTS
diff --git a/src/egl/generate/gen_egl_dispatch.py b/src/egl/generate/gen_egl_dispatch.py
index 2063e9d0993..17200db0f39 100644
--- a/src/egl/generate/gen_egl_dispatch.py
+++ b/src/egl/generate/gen_egl_dispatch.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # (C) Copyright 2016, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 # All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/src/mapi/new/genCommon.py b/src/mapi/new/genCommon.py
index ec8e9e75019..5c6e8c93159 100644
--- a/src/mapi/new/genCommon.py
+++ b/src/mapi/new/genCommon.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # (C) Copyright 2015, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 # All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/src/mapi/new/gen_gldispatch_mapi.py b/src/mapi/new/gen_gldispatch_mapi.py
index 85596792e13..e5678867df2 100755
--- a/src/mapi/new/gen_gldispatch_mapi.py
+++ b/src/mapi/new/gen_gldispatch_mapi.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (C) 2010 LunarG Inc.
 # (C) Copyright 2015, NVIDIA CORPORATION.