diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7de1baaf70a..7babab13635 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ endif
 
 ############################################################
 
-if run_command('python3', '-c', 'import jinja2', check : false).returncode() != 0
+python = find_program('python3')
+if run_command(python, '-c', 'import jinja2', check : false).returncode() != 0
         error('python3 jinja2 missing')
 endif