diff --git a/sphinx-build.py b/sphinx-build.py
index 7c305e3d9..4e2a868d9 100644
--- a/sphinx-build.py
+++ b/sphinx-build.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
     Sphinx - Python documentation toolchain
diff --git a/sphinx-quickstart.py b/sphinx-quickstart.py
index cce87ab63..579b35587 100644
--- a/sphinx-quickstart.py
+++ b/sphinx-quickstart.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
     Sphinx - Python documentation toolchain