diff --git a/npybabel.py b/npybabel.py
index 1b2e80a7a67..81cd6abf60a 100755
--- a/npybabel.py
+++ b/npybabel.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # EASY-INSTALL-ENTRY-SCRIPT: 'Babel==0.9.6','console_scripts','pybabel'
 __requires__ = 'Babel==0.9.6'
 import sys