diff --git a/util/git-pre-commit.py b/util/git-pre-commit.py
index 4e443ecbfd..bf13f3bcea 100755
--- a/util/git-pre-commit.py
+++ b/util/git-pre-commit.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2016 ARM Limited
 # All rights reserved