diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 13a72717cf..b958c6cd9c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@ subdir('gst-libs')
 subdir('gst')
 #subdir('tests')
 
-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")')