diff --git a/pulseaudio-12.2-qpaeq_python2.patch b/pulseaudio-12.2-qpaeq_python2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aaeb6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pulseaudio-12.2-qpaeq_python2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+diff -up pulseaudio-12.2/src/utils/qpaeq.python2 pulseaudio-12.2/src/utils/qpaeq
+--- pulseaudio-12.2/src/utils/qpaeq.python2	2018-07-13 14:06:13.000000000 -0500
++++ pulseaudio-12.2/src/utils/qpaeq	2019-02-12 14:42:13.082480470 -0600
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/env python
++#!/usr/bin/python2
+ #    qpaeq is a equalizer interface for pulseaudio's equalizer sinks
+ #    Copyright (C) 2009  Jason Newton <nevion@gmail.com
+ #
diff --git a/pulseaudio.spec b/pulseaudio.spec
index 819a748..5ed0938 100644
--- a/pulseaudio.spec
+++ b/pulseaudio.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 Name:           pulseaudio
 Summary:        Improved Linux Sound Server
 Version:        %{pa_major}%{?pa_minor:.%{pa_minor}}
-Release:        2%{?snap:.%{snap}git%{shortcommit}}%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?snap:.%{snap}git%{shortcommit}}%{?dist}
 License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio
 %if 0%{?gitrel}
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ Patch201: pulseaudio-autostart.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265267
 Patch202: pulseaudio-9.0-disable_flat_volumes.patch
 
+# explicitly use /usr/bin/python2
+Patch203: pulseaudio-12.2-qpaeq_python2.patch
+
 # disable autospawn
 Patch206: pulseaudio-11.1-autospawn_disable.patch
 
@@ -275,6 +278,7 @@ This package contains GDM integration hooks for the PulseAudio sound server.
 
 %patch201 -p1 -b .autostart
 %patch202 -p1 -b .disable_flat_volumes
+%patch203 -p1 -b .qpaeq_python2
 %if 0%{?systemd_activation}
 %patch206 -p1 -b .autospawn_disable
 %endif
@@ -667,6 +671,9 @@ exit 0
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 12 2019 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 12.2-3
+- qpaeq_python2.patch
+
 * Sat Feb 02 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 12.2-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild