diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index a2f6bec..bf3016d 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ SOURCES      += $(wildcard rhel/$(arch)/*)
 DOCS         += $(wildcard rhel/doc/*)
 endif
 
-lib_to_data  := $(shell python -c 'import os.path;                          \
-                                   print os.path.relpath("$(app_datadir)",  \
-                                                         "$(app_libdir)")')
+lib_to_data  := $(shell python3 -c 'import os.path; 		\
+					print(os.path.relpath("$(app_datadir)",	\
+					"$(app_libdir)"))')
 all: help
 
 lib_to_data:
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index da175f6..df2d53f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fi
 echo "    ldconfig:... $sts"
 
 echo -n "    python: "
-sts="$(python --version 2>&1) (ok)" || sts="ERROR: Not found"
+sts="$(python3 --version 2>&1) (ok)" || sts="ERROR: Not found"
 echo $sts
 
 if [  -z "$package" ]; then