diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d1c31a62a0..adb04b9bd8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -401,5 +401,5 @@ endif
 # Use core_conf after all subdirs have set values
 configure_file(output : 'config.h', configuration : core_conf)
 
-python3 = import('python3').find_python()
+python3 = import('python').find_installation()
 run_command(python3, '-c', 'import shutil; shutil.copy("hooks/pre-commit.hook", ".git/hooks/pre-commit")')