diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7f786e91a2..6f7cbeda9e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -257,5 +257,5 @@ endif
 
 configure_file(output : 'config.h', configuration : cdata)
 
-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")')