diff --git a/add_emoji_gsub.py b/add_emoji_gsub.py
index b440e5fa5..bae73cbb4 100755
--- a/add_emoji_gsub.py
+++ b/add_emoji_gsub.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 #
diff --git a/add_svg_glyphs.py b/add_svg_glyphs.py
index 913bfd0cf..191b5ffad 100755
--- a/add_svg_glyphs.py
+++ b/add_svg_glyphs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # Copyright 2015 Google, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/collect_emoji_svg.py b/collect_emoji_svg.py
index fb56352be..bb0f744a8 100755
--- a/collect_emoji_svg.py
+++ b/collect_emoji_svg.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # Copyright 2015 Google, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/flag_glyph_name.py b/flag_glyph_name.py
index f5d6ce256..f773fdfa3 100755
--- a/flag_glyph_name.py
+++ b/flag_glyph_name.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 #
diff --git a/generate_test_html.py b/generate_test_html.py
index 37c76e4e3..ed119ad90 100755
--- a/generate_test_html.py
+++ b/generate_test_html.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # Copyright 2015 Google, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/map_pua_emoji.py b/map_pua_emoji.py
index 676aea39f..aac031c56 100644
--- a/map_pua_emoji.py
+++ b/map_pua_emoji.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 #
diff --git a/svg_cleaner.py b/svg_cleaner.py
index 6743d9715..be419046e 100755
--- a/svg_cleaner.py
+++ b/svg_cleaner.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # Copyright 2015 Google, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/third_party/color_emoji/add_glyphs.py b/third_party/color_emoji/add_glyphs.py
index d92962458..1c1d1ce2e 100644
--- a/third_party/color_emoji/add_glyphs.py
+++ b/third_party/color_emoji/add_glyphs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import glob, sys
 from fontTools import ttx
diff --git a/third_party/color_emoji/emoji_builder.py b/third_party/color_emoji/emoji_builder.py
index bc8e5dad7..5a4e646fe 100644
--- a/third_party/color_emoji/emoji_builder.py
+++ b/third_party/color_emoji/emoji_builder.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2013 Google, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
diff --git a/third_party/color_emoji/png.py b/third_party/color_emoji/png.py
index a56ad2355..20f849aef 100644
--- a/third_party/color_emoji/png.py
+++ b/third_party/color_emoji/png.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2013 Google, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #