diff --git a/scripts/maint/rename_c_identifier.py b/scripts/maint/rename_c_identifier.py
index 0e56dc48d5..e8cdb895a2 100755
--- a/scripts/maint/rename_c_identifier.py
+++ b/scripts/maint/rename_c_identifier.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2001 Matej Pfajfar.
 # Copyright (c) 2001-2004, Roger Dingledine.