diff --git a/django/bin/compile-messages.py b/django/bin/compile-messages.py
index c81a2caa29..e33fdd780b 100755
--- a/django/bin/compile-messages.py
+++ b/django/bin/compile-messages.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import os
 import sys
diff --git a/django/bin/make-messages.py b/django/bin/make-messages.py
index 5c74faecbb..75b0bc0ca0 100755
--- a/django/bin/make-messages.py
+++ b/django/bin/make-messages.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from django.utils.translation import templatize
 import re
diff --git a/django/bin/unique-messages.py b/django/bin/unique-messages.py
index e29f2b8deb..c601a9eeea 100755
--- a/django/bin/unique-messages.py
+++ b/django/bin/unique-messages.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import os
 import sys