diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e159549..f5b5ba9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 AC_CHECK_PROG([FIND], find, find)
 AC_CHECK_PROG([BASENAME], basename, basename)
 AC_CHECK_PROG([DIRNAME], dirname, dirname)
-AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.7],
+AM_PATH_PYTHON([3],
     [AC_SUBST([PYTHON], [echo "$PYTHON"])],
-    [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find python-2.7 installed...python-2.7 is required])])
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find python-3 installed...python-3 is required])])
 
 # Checks for libraries.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221])