diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tabcmd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tabcmd/default.nix
index 7638e67378ae..6d38e8e3fe77 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tabcmd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tabcmd/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   pyinstaller-versionfile,
   pytest-order,
   pytestCheckHook,
-  python3,
+  python,
   pythonOlder,
   requests,
   setuptools,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     cp -r build/lib/tabcmd/__main__.py $out/bin/
 
     # Create a 'tabcmd' script with python3 shebang
-    echo "#!${python3}/bin/python3" > $out/bin/tabcmd
+    echo "#!${python.interpreter}" > $out/bin/tabcmd
 
     # Append __main__.py contents
     cat $out/bin/__main__.py >> $out/bin/tabcmd