diff --git a/sphinxbase.spec b/sphinxbase.spec
index 53ae71e..61d18cc 100644
--- a/sphinxbase.spec
+++ b/sphinxbase.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           sphinxbase
 Version:        0.8
-Release:        19%{?dist}
+Release:        20%{?dist}
 Summary:        Common library for CMU Sphinx voice recognition products
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ done
 
 %build
 export CPPFLAGS="-I %{_includedir}/openblas"
-%configure --disable-static --disable-rpath
+%configure --disable-static --disable-rpath --with-python=%{__python2}
 
 # Get rid of undesirable hardcoded rpaths; workaround libtool reordering
 # -Wl,--as-needed after all the libraries.
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ chmod 0755 %{buildroot}%{python2_sitearch}/%{name}.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul  3 2018 Jerry James <loganjerry@gmail.com> - 0.8-20
+- Build with /usr/bin/python2 instead of /usr/bin/python
+
 * Fri Feb 09 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.8-19
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild