diff --git a/src/virt-manager-tui.in b/src/virt-manager-tui.in
index 192cc2236..fb3caeb6d 100644
--- a/src/virt-manager-tui.in
+++ b/src/virt-manager-tui.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-exec python "::PYTHONDIR::/::PACKAGE::.py" "$@"
+exec /usr/bin/python "::PYTHONDIR::/::PACKAGE::.py" "$@"
diff --git a/src/virt-manager.in b/src/virt-manager.in
index 192cc2236..fb3caeb6d 100755
--- a/src/virt-manager.in
+++ b/src/virt-manager.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-exec python "::PYTHONDIR::/::PACKAGE::.py" "$@"
+exec /usr/bin/python "::PYTHONDIR::/::PACKAGE::.py" "$@"