diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/forknotify.py b/qa/rpc-tests/forknotify.py
index 1d2c4a99663..ad2a748ca11 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/forknotify.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/forknotify.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_longpoll.py b/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_longpoll.py
index 263a5f6d59c..b749b260b76 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_longpoll.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_longpoll.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_proposals.py b/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_proposals.py
index 0f7859584a4..22fe2ce044e 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_proposals.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_proposals.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/getchaintips.py b/qa/rpc-tests/getchaintips.py
index dda3450eb64..0c31e8bab0c 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/getchaintips.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/getchaintips.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/keypool.py b/qa/rpc-tests/keypool.py
index 354ee0822ca..3840ea39d36 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/keypool.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/keypool.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/listtransactions.py b/qa/rpc-tests/listtransactions.py
index 530b00db8fe..8ee9d66a29e 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/listtransactions.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/listtransactions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/netutil.py b/qa/rpc-tests/netutil.py
index b740ee0f984..b30a88a4f78 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/netutil.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/netutil.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/python-bitcoinrpc/setup.py b/qa/rpc-tests/python-bitcoinrpc/setup.py
index b5a217bf93e..43cdb1c0384 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/python-bitcoinrpc/setup.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/python-bitcoinrpc/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 
 from distutils.core import setup
 
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py b/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py
index e3f86d38dc7..d3504e0920e 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/rpcbind_test.py b/qa/rpc-tests/rpcbind_test.py
index 5e476e2505b..655e00b6e7b 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/rpcbind_test.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/rpcbind_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/smartfees.py b/qa/rpc-tests/smartfees.py
index 57a72dd96b4..924d1601025 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/smartfees.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/smartfees.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework.py
index 9591c024fb3..6c4ec073c28 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/txn_doublespend.py b/qa/rpc-tests/txn_doublespend.py
index 6125147ebcc..942d9fc66c1 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/txn_doublespend.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/txn_doublespend.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet.py b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet.py
index 4271d96be7b..bf71d5ebc51 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.