diff --git a/lang/update-pot.py b/lang/update-pot.py
index 4d8368c59..cff5c4abb 100755
--- a/lang/update-pot.py
+++ b/lang/update-pot.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def main():
     try:
         subprocess.check_call(
             [
-                "python",
+                sys.executable,
                 SCRIPT_PATH,
                 "--no-missing",
                 "-s",