diff --git a/dist/tools/bmp/bmp.py b/dist/tools/bmp/bmp.py
index 83eac8acf3..81dce765d6 100755
--- a/dist/tools/bmp/bmp.py
+++ b/dist/tools/bmp/bmp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (C) 2019 Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
 #
diff --git a/dist/tools/ci/can_fast_ci_run.py b/dist/tools/ci/can_fast_ci_run.py
index 56817d20de..2de622333c 100755
--- a/dist/tools/ci/can_fast_ci_run.py
+++ b/dist/tools/ci/can_fast_ci_run.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
 Command line utility to check if only a subset of board / application combinations
 need to be build in the CI
diff --git a/dist/tools/compile_commands/compile_commands.py b/dist/tools/compile_commands/compile_commands.py
index 94fd7950d7..e9e313c367 100755
--- a/dist/tools/compile_commands/compile_commands.py
+++ b/dist/tools/compile_commands/compile_commands.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
 Command line utility to generate compile_commands.json for RIOT applications
 """
diff --git a/dist/tools/pyterm/testbeds/testbeds.py b/dist/tools/pyterm/testbeds/testbeds.py
index fc3852cd25..32a89204d2 100644
--- a/dist/tools/pyterm/testbeds/testbeds.py
+++ b/dist/tools/pyterm/testbeds/testbeds.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2014  Philipp Rosenkranz <philipp.rosenkranz@fu-berlin.de>
diff --git a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/setup.py b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/setup.py
index 07df6a025d..09e794b3e4 100644
--- a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/setup.py
+++ b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Copyright 2020 ARM Limited or its affiliates
diff --git a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/parse.py b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/parse.py
index bf75667fb0..efd2b56af6 100644
--- a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/parse.py
+++ b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/parse.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Copyright 2019 ARM Limited or its affiliates
diff --git a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/sign.py b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/sign.py
index dad970be85..6ce2676991 100644
--- a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/sign.py
+++ b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/sign.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Copyright 2019 ARM Limited or its affiliates
diff --git a/dist/tools/usb-serial/ttys.py b/dist/tools/usb-serial/ttys.py
index a22d4e9f17..fbf1ff9040 100755
--- a/dist/tools/usb-serial/ttys.py
+++ b/dist/tools/usb-serial/ttys.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
 Command line utility to list and filter TTYs
 """