diff --git a/python-pysvn.spec b/python-pysvn.spec
index 9fb66a9..d867db5 100644
--- a/python-pysvn.spec
+++ b/python-pysvn.spec
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ rm -rf Import
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 pushd Source
-%{__python3} setup.py configure \
+%{python_exec} setup.py configure \
     --enable-debug --verbose --fixed-module-name --norpath
 
 sed -i -e 's@-Wall -fPIC -fexceptions -frtti@%{optflags} -fPIC -frtti@' Makefile