diff --git a/dcoppython/configure.in.in b/dcoppython/configure.in.in
index 2f645818..c4d84ea2 100644
--- a/dcoppython/configure.in.in
+++ b/dcoppython/configure.in.in
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ fi
 AC_ARG_VAR([XSLTPROC])
 AC_ARG_VAR([PYTHON])
 AC_PATH_PROG([XSLTPROC],[xsltproc],[echo])
-AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON],[python])
+AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON],[python2])
+if test -z "$PYTHON"; then
+    AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON],[python])
+fi