diff --git a/cmake/render_manpage.cmake b/cmake/render_manpage.cmake
index 5014a500..a62ee2f7 100644
--- a/cmake/render_manpage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/render_manpage.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function(add_manpage_source markdown)
   set(_multiValueArgs)
   cmake_parse_arguments(_MANPAGE "${_options}" "${_oneValueArgs}" "${_multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
-  find_program(_PYTHON_EXE python python3)
+  find_program(_PYTHON_EXE python3 python)
   if(NOT _PYTHON_EXE)
     find_package(Python3 REQUIRED)
     set(_PYTHON_EXE "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}")