diff --git a/scripts/qemu-gdb.py b/scripts/qemu-gdb.py
index f2a305c42e..e0bfa7b5a4 100644
--- a/scripts/qemu-gdb.py
+++ b/scripts/qemu-gdb.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
 # GDB debugging support
 #
 # Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates