diff --git a/wagtail/bin/wagtail.py b/wagtail/bin/wagtail.py
index cb66bc5bd6..6c7aa46da0 100644
--- a/wagtail/bin/wagtail.py
+++ b/wagtail/bin/wagtail.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class CreateProject(Command):
         template_path = os.path.join(wagtail_path, 'project_template')
 
         # Call django-admin startproject
-        utility_args = ['django-admin.py',
+        utility_args = ['django-admin',
                         'startproject',
                         '--template=' + template_path,
                         '--ext=html,rst',