diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/forknotify.py b/qa/rpc-tests/forknotify.py
index 1d2c4a996..ad2a748ca 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 263a5f6d5..b749b260b 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 0f7859584..22fe2ce04 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 dda3450eb..0c31e8bab 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 354ee0822..3840ea39d 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 530b00db8..8ee9d66a2 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 b740ee0f9..b30a88a4f 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 b5a217bf9..43cdb1c03 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 e3f86d38d..d3504e092 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 5e476e250..655e00b6e 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 57a72dd96..924d16010 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 9591c024f..6c4ec073c 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 6125147eb..942d9fc66 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 4271d96be..bf71d5ebc 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.