diff --git a/bin/device-install.sh b/bin/device-install.sh
index 0adfc575..3b1bd50f 100755
--- a/bin/device-install.sh
+++ b/bin/device-install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-PYTHON=${PYTHON:-python}
+PYTHON=${PYTHON:-python3}
 
 set -e