diff --git a/parse-readme.py b/parse-readme.py
index 3da92a6..b2fa2ba 100755
--- a/parse-readme.py
+++ b/parse-readme.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2016 Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>