diff --git a/mpv.spec b/mpv.spec
index 935135d..05bcf8e 100644
--- a/mpv.spec
+++ b/mpv.spec
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ myopts+=" --disable-debug"
 # Explicitly enable samba (seems non-default now?)
 myopts+=" --enable-libsmbclient"
 export CCFLAGS="%{optflags}"
-./waf configure \
+python3 ./waf configure \
   --prefix="%{_prefix}"              \
   --bindir="%{_bindir}"              \
   --mandir="%{_mandir}"              \
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export CCFLAGS="%{optflags}"
   --enable-dvbin                     \
   ${myopts}
 
-./waf build --verbose %{?_smp_mflags}
+python3 ./waf build --verbose %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 pushd mpv-bash-completion-%{_mbc_ver}
 export MPV_BASHCOMPGEN_MPV_CMD=../build/mpv
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 popd
 
 %install
-./waf --destdir=%{buildroot} install
+python3 ./waf --destdir=%{buildroot} install
 
 pushd mpv-bash-completion-%{_mbc_ver}
 %make_install