diff --git a/test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh b/test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh
index dfc12448..0ba5d4f4 100755
--- a/test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh
+++ b/test/rpcgen_wrapper.sh
@@ -26,9 +26,19 @@ exit_failed() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+if [ -x /usr/bin/python2 ] ; then
+  PYTHON2=/usr/bin/python2
+elif [ "x`which python2`" != x ] ; then
+  PYTHON2=python2
+else
+  PYTHON2=python
+fi
+
 srcdir=$1
 srcdir=${srcdir:-.}
-${srcdir}/../event_rpcgen.py --quiet ${srcdir}/regress.rpc
+
+${PYTHON2} ${srcdir}/../event_rpcgen.py --quiet ${srcdir}/regress.rpc
+
 case "$?" in
  0)
     exit_updated