diff --git a/auto/Makefile b/auto/Makefile
index a92d442..afb759a 100644
--- a/auto/Makefile
+++ b/auto/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include ../config/version
 #GLEW_SPLIT_SOURCE = yes
 
 SHELL = bash
-PYTHON ?= python
+PYTHON ?= python3
 
 EXT          = extensions/gl
 CORE         = core/gl