diff --git a/libxslt.spec b/libxslt.spec
index a4c9f5a..1652e3f 100644
--- a/libxslt.spec
+++ b/libxslt.spec
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ chmod 644 python/tests/*
 
 %build
 autoreconf -vfi
-%configure --disable-static --disable-silent-rules
+%configure --disable-static --disable-silent-rules --with-python=%{__python2}
 %make_build
 
 %install