diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
index 4a79000389f3..a247caa842c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ ninja python3 ];
 
   installPhase = ''
-    ./install_meson.py --prefix=$out --destdir="$pkgdir/"
+    python3 ./install_meson.py --prefix=$out --destdir="$pkgdir/"
   '';
 
   meta = {