diff --git a/dist/tools/pyterm/setup.py b/dist/tools/pyterm/setup.py
index f9b9825858..ebdda9e08e 100755
--- a/dist/tools/pyterm/setup.py
+++ b/dist/tools/pyterm/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 try:
     from setuptools import setup