diff --git a/packaging/el7/main.spec b/packaging/el7/main.spec
index cdf5fc9..eea03c7 100644
--- a/packaging/el7/main.spec
+++ b/packaging/el7/main.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+alias python=python3
 
 %build
 # empty