diff --git a/coredump/criu-coredump b/coredump/criu-coredump
index b667e862a..25c188c6b 100755
--- a/coredump/criu-coredump
+++ b/coredump/criu-coredump
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 import argparse
 import os
 
diff --git a/crit/crit b/crit/crit
index cc3f5ab22..8b1e19bb9 100755
--- a/crit/crit
+++ b/crit/crit
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 import argparse
 import sys
 import json
diff --git a/lib/py/images/images.py b/lib/py/images/images.py
index c593a3b85..0edbe80ea 100644
--- a/lib/py/images/images.py
+++ b/lib/py/images/images.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/env python
+#!/bin/env python2
 
 # This file contains methods to deal with criu images.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/magic-gen.py b/scripts/magic-gen.py
index 6719e4c3e..319e99812 100755
--- a/scripts/magic-gen.py
+++ b/scripts/magic-gen.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/env python
+#!/bin/env python2
 import os, sys
 import struct
 
diff --git a/test/check_actions.py b/test/check_actions.py
index 70d257fbd..96c07a758 100755
--- a/test/check_actions.py
+++ b/test/check_actions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 
 import sys
 import os
diff --git a/test/others/ext-tty/run.py b/test/others/ext-tty/run.py
index 3806d5043..052f9c1a1 100755
--- a/test/others/ext-tty/run.py
+++ b/test/others/ext-tty/run.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 import subprocess
 import os, sys, time, signal, pty
 
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/socket-tcp-fin-wait1.hook b/test/zdtm/static/socket-tcp-fin-wait1.hook
index ae0b51d39..9630e0d74 100755
--- a/test/zdtm/static/socket-tcp-fin-wait1.hook
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/socket-tcp-fin-wait1.hook
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 import sys
 
 sys.path.append("../crit")