diff --git a/scripts/bloat-o-meter b/scripts/bloat-o-meter
index 652e9542043f2..dcd8d8750b8bf 100755
--- a/scripts/bloat-o-meter
+++ b/scripts/bloat-o-meter
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright 2004 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
 #
diff --git a/scripts/diffconfig b/scripts/diffconfig
index 627eba5849b5c..d5da5fa05d1d3 100755
--- a/scripts/diffconfig
+++ b/scripts/diffconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # diffconfig - a tool to compare .config files.