diff --git a/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py b/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py
index 90baf7d70911..cebed6fb5bbb 100755
--- a/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py
+++ b/scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Netronome Systems, Inc.