diff --git a/scripts/rpm-install.sh b/scripts/rpm-install.sh
index f337a789b1..89cf4dd049 100644
--- a/scripts/rpm-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/rpm-install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # This is what dist.py normally does.
-python setup.py install --root=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} --record="INSTALLED_FILES"
+%{__python} setup.py install --root=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} --record="INSTALLED_FILES"
 
 # Sort the filelist so that directories appear before files. This avoids
 # duplicate filename problems on some systems.