diff --git a/SPECS/spacewalk-usix.spec b/SPECS/spacewalk-usix.spec
index 18d0820..80bd8e4 100644
--- a/SPECS/spacewalk-usix.spec
+++ b/SPECS/spacewalk-usix.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%global __python /usr/bin/python3
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 6
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
 %endif