diff --git a/fuzz/helper.py b/fuzz/helper.py
index 9185b17228..db6e8edc1e 100755
--- a/fuzz/helper.py
+++ b/fuzz/helper.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright 2016-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
 #