diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 74ab8a8a374a3cd013e78dcb1b2e4b7520b2a5da..7a50aa969a9ac103819e7f5e484726e713495811 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def real_config_path(file):
 
 def setup_python():
   """Get python install path."""
-  default_python_bin_path = which('python3.7')
+  default_python_bin_path = which('python3')
   custom_python_bin_path = ''
   ask_python_bin_path = ''
   if default_python_bin_path: