diff --git a/libkate.spec b/libkate.spec
index 8c3b4ef..ad8ccbd 100644
--- a/libkate.spec
+++ b/libkate.spec
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ rm tools/kate_lexer.c
 
 
 %build
+export PYTHON=python2
 %configure --disable-static
 
 # Remove rpath
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ sed -i 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' libtool
 
 
 %install
+export PYTHON=python2
 %make_install
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'