diff --git a/litex/soc/software/common.mak b/litex/soc/software/common.mak
index 82cb37c0c..11e8fc385 100644
--- a/litex/soc/software/common.mak
+++ b/litex/soc/software/common.mak
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TARGET_PREFIX=$(TRIPLE)-
 
 RM ?= rm -f
-PYTHON ?= python
+PYTHON ?= python3
 
 ifeq ($(CLANG),1)
 CC_normal      := clang -target $(TRIPLE) -integrated-as