diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7a299f3e274..66b66ba54ed 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 set -o pipefail
 
 if [ -z "$PYTHON_BIN_PATH" ]; then
-  PYTHON_BIN_PATH=$( which python3 || true)
+  PYTHON_BIN_PATH=$(which python || which python3 || true)
 fi
 
 # Set all env variables