diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8ded2274..1fe1789ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+PYTHON := python
 .SUFFIXES: .asm .tx .o .gbc .png .2bpp .lz
 
 TEXTFILES := $(shell find ./ -type f -name '*.asm' | grep -v pokecrystal.asm | grep -v constants.asm | grep -v gbhw.asm | grep -v hram.asm | grep -v constants | grep -v wram.asm)
@@ -14,35 +15,35 @@ clean:
 	@echo 'rm -f $(TEXTFILES:.asm=.tx)'
 	@rm -f $(TEXTFILES:.asm=.tx)
 pokecrystal.o: $(TEXTFILES:.asm=.tx) wram.asm constants.asm $(shell find constants/ -type f -name '*.asm') hram.asm gbhw.asm $(LZ_GFX) $(TWOBPP_GFX)
-	python prequeue.py $(TEXTQUEUE)
+	$(PYTHON) prequeue.py $(TEXTQUEUE)
 	rgbasm -o pokecrystal.o pokecrystal.asm
 .asm.tx:
 	$(eval TEXTQUEUE := $(TEXTQUEUE) $<)
 	@rm -f $@
 baserom.gbc:
-	python -c "import os; assert 'baserom.gbc' in os.listdir('.'), 'Wait! Need baserom.gbc first. Check README and INSTALL for details.';"
+	$(PYTHON) -c "import os; assert 'baserom.gbc' in os.listdir('.'), 'Wait! Need baserom.gbc first. Check README and INSTALL for details.';"
 
 pokecrystal.gbc: pokecrystal.o
 	rgblink -n pokecrystal.sym -m pokecrystal.map -o $@ $<
 	rgbfix -Cjv -i BYTE -k 01 -l 0x33 -m 0x10 -p 0 -r 3 -t PM_CRYSTAL $@
 
 pngs:
-	python extras/pokemontools/gfx.py mass-decompress
-	python extras/pokemontools/gfx.py dump-pngs
+	$(PYTHON) extras/pokemontools/gfx.py mass-decompress
+	$(PYTHON) extras/pokemontools/gfx.py dump-pngs
 
 lzs: $(LZ_GFX) $(TWOBPP_GFX)
 	@:
 
 gfx/pics/%/front.lz: gfx/pics/%/tiles.2bpp gfx/pics/%/front.png
-	python extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz --front $^
+	$(PYTHON) extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz --front $^
 gfx/pics/%/tiles.2bpp: gfx/pics/%/tiles.png
-	python extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-2bpp $<
+	$(PYTHON) extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-2bpp $<
 gfx/pics/%/back.lz: gfx/pics/%/back.png
-	python extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz --vert $<
+	$(PYTHON) extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz --vert $<
 gfx/trainers/%.lz: gfx/trainers/%.png
-	python extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz --vert $<
+	$(PYTHON) extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz --vert $<
 .png.lz:
-	python extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz $<
+	$(PYTHON) extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz $<
 .png.2bpp:
-	python extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz $<
+	$(PYTHON) extras/pokemontools/gfx.py png-to-lz $<