diff --git a/linkchecker b/linkchecker
index 95a33513..2efcaa09 100755
--- a/linkchecker
+++ b/linkchecker
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python -u
+#!/usr/bin/python3 -u
 # Copyright (C) 2000-2014 Bastian Kleineidam
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify