diff --git a/tools/lint/test/run.py b/tools/lint/test/run.py
index c59bf4d94c..10924ea662 100755
--- a/tools/lint/test/run.py
+++ b/tools/lint/test/run.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class TestLinter(unittest.TestCase):
         return fspath
 
     def lint(self, args):
-        args[:0] = [ex]
+        args[:0] = [sys.executable, ex]
         sp = subprocess.Popen(args,
                               stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                               stderr=subprocess.PIPE,