diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index c726d1229..14ded1f54 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ BuildRequires: kmod, patch, bash, tar, git-core
 BuildRequires: bzip2, xz, findutils, gzip, m4, perl-interpreter, perl-Carp, perl-devel, perl-generators, make, diffutils, gawk
 BuildRequires: gcc, binutils, redhat-rpm-config, hmaccalc, bison, flex
 BuildRequires: net-tools, hostname, bc, elfutils-devel
+# Used to mangle unversioned shebangs to be Python 3
+BuildRequires: /usr/bin/pathfix.py
 %if %{with_sparse}
 BuildRequires: sparse
 %endif
@@ -1153,6 +1155,16 @@ find . \( -name "*.orig" -o -name "*~" \) -delete >/dev/null
 # remove unnecessary SCM files
 find . -name .gitignore -delete >/dev/null
 
+# Mangle /usr/bin/python shebangs to /usr/bin/python3
+# Mangle all Python shebangs to be Python 3 explicitly
+# -p preserves timestamps
+# -n prevents creating ~backup files
+# -i specifies the interpreter for the shebang
+pathfix.py -pni "%{__python3} %{py3_shbang_opts}" scripts/
+pathfix.py -pni "%{__python3} %{py3_shbang_opts}" scripts/diffconfig
+pathfix.py -pni "%{__python3} %{py3_shbang_opts}" scripts/bloat-o-meter
+pathfix.py -pni "%{__python3} %{py3_shbang_opts}" scripts/show_delta
+
 cd ..
 
 ###