diff --git a/misc/dependencies/build-deps-setup.py b/misc/dependencies/build-deps-setup.py
index 68612ed7a..1c29dfb24 100644
--- a/misc/dependencies/build-deps-setup.py
+++ b/misc/dependencies/build-deps-setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/bin/python
+#! /usr/bin/env python
 
 # N.B.: this expects to run from the top of the source tree