diff --git a/syncthing/build.gradle b/syncthing/build.gradle
index 7816eb00..be363cd0 100644
--- a/syncthing/build.gradle
+++ b/syncthing/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 task buildNative(type: Exec) {
     inputs.dir("$projectDir/src/")
     outputs.dir("$projectDir/../app/src/main/jniLibs/")
-    executable = 'python'
+    executable = 'python3'
     args = ['-u', './build-syncthing.py']
 }