diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-multimedia/recipes-dvb/tvheadend/tvheadend_git.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-multimedia/recipes-dvb/tvheadend/tvheadend_git.bb
index e31fc6b..a818a96 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-multimedia/recipes-dvb/tvheadend/tvheadend_git.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-multimedia/recipes-dvb/tvheadend/tvheadend_git.bb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                  --disable-hdhomerun_static \
                  --disable-ffmpeg_static \
                  --disable-libav \
+                 --python=python3 \
                  "
 
 CLEANBROKEN = "1"