diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 474daee..7967850 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ parameters and keywords for the svn command and other tools.
 %patch42 -p1
 %patch45 -p1
 
+# do not use 'env python'
+sed -i -e 's#/usr/bin/env python#/usr/bin/python3#' subversion/tests/cmdline/*.py
+
 %build
 # Re-boot strap, needed for patch37
 PATH=%{_prefix}/bin:$PATH ./autogen.sh --release