diff --git a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
index 195ba486640f..2ed395b817cb 100755
--- a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
+++ b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # top-like utility for displaying kvm statistics
 #