diff --git a/scripts/nmk/scripts/tools.mk b/scripts/nmk/scripts/tools.mk
index ce3d85dea..c5794401c 100644
--- a/scripts/nmk/scripts/tools.mk
+++ b/scripts/nmk/scripts/tools.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ MAKE		:= make
 MKDIR		:= mkdir -p
 AWK		:= awk
 PERL		:= perl
-FULL_PYTHON	:= $(shell which python2 2>/dev/null || which python3 2>/dev/null)
+FULL_PYTHON	:= $(shell which python3 2>/dev/null || which python2 2>/dev/null)
 PYTHON		?= $(shell basename $(FULL_PYTHON))
 FIND		:= find
 SH		:= $(shell if [ -x "$$BASH" ]; then echo $$BASH;        \