diff --git a/lib/scripts/listerrors b/lib/scripts/listerrors
index e9b0da957f..473f7ff003 100755
--- a/lib/scripts/listerrors
+++ b/lib/scripts/listerrors
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 # file listerrors
 # This file is part of LyX, the document processor.