diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 145bdfec72..3361dbcee1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -194,5 +194,5 @@ subdir('ext')
 subdir('tests')
 subdir('po')
 
-python3 = find_program('python3')
+python3 = import('python3').find_python()
 run_command(python3, '-c', 'import shutil; shutil.copy("hooks/pre-commit.hook", ".git/hooks/pre-commit")')