diff --git a/src/systemc/tests/verify.py b/src/systemc/tests/verify.py
index 95812f48a4..076d1d51cb 100755
--- a/src/systemc/tests/verify.py
+++ b/src/systemc/tests/verify.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright 2018 Google, Inc.
 #