diff --git a/bin/pyodide b/bin/pyodide
index 653c925c9..09c638991 100755
--- a/bin/pyodide
+++ b/bin/pyodide
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # get the absolute path to the root directory
-ROOTDIR=$(python -c 'import pathlib, sys; \
+ROOTDIR=$(python3 -c 'import pathlib, sys; \
                      print(pathlib.Path(sys.argv[1]).resolve().parents[1])' \
           "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
 
 export PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH}:${ROOTDIR}"
-python -m pyodide_build "$@"
+python3 -m pyodide_build "$@"