diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 5c33f0fda9..45866d705f 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ scriptsdir = $(pkgdatadir)/scripts
 dist_scripts_DATA = \
 	scripts/TeXFiles.sh \
 	scripts/clean_dvi.py \
-	scripts/convertDefault.sh \
+	scripts/convertDefault.py \
 	scripts/fen2ascii.py \
 	scripts/fig2pdftex.sh \
 	scripts/fig2pstex.sh \
diff --git a/src/converter.C b/src/converter.C
index b0669b2408..d55633b0d3 100644
--- a/src/converter.C
+++ b/src/converter.C
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ bool Converters::convert(Buffer const * buffer,
 				quoteName(to_ext + ':' + to_file);
 			lyxerr[Debug::FILES]
 				<< "No converter defined! "
-				   "I use convertDefault.sh:\n\t"
+				   "I use convertDefault.py:\n\t"
 				<< command << endl;
 			Systemcall one;
 			one.startscript(Systemcall::Wait, command);
diff --git a/src/graphics/GraphicsConverter.C b/src/graphics/GraphicsConverter.C
index 2293d504a6..941aeb2a0f 100644
--- a/src/graphics/GraphicsConverter.C
+++ b/src/graphics/GraphicsConverter.C
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Converter::Impl::Impl(string const & from_file,   string const & to_file_base,
 			quoteName(to_format + ':' + to_file_);
 
 		lyxerr[Debug::GRAPHICS]
-			<< "\tNo converter defined! I use convertDefault.sh\n\t"
+			<< "\tNo converter defined! I use convertDefault.py\n\t"
 			<< script_command_ << endl;
 
 	} else {