diff --git a/bitbake/lib/progressbar.py b/bitbake/lib/progressbar.py
index b668647a36..114cdc16ba 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/progressbar.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/progressbar.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
 #
 # progressbar  - Text progressbar library for python.