diff --git a/f2py-shebang.patch b/f2py-shebang.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34caebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/f2py-shebang.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+diff --git a/numpy/f2py/setup.py b/numpy/f2py/setup.py
+index 1fae545..96a047e 100644
+--- a/numpy/f2py/setup.py
++++ b/numpy/f2py/setup.py
+@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
+             log.info('Creating %s', target)
+             f = open(target,'w')
+             f.write('''\
+-#!/usr/bin/env %s
++#!%s
+ # See http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/
+ import os, sys
+ for mode in ["g3-numpy", "2e-numeric", "2e-numarray", "2e-numpy"]:
+@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ else:
+     sys.stderr.write("Unknown mode: " + repr(mode) + "\\n")
+     sys.exit(1)
+ main()
+-'''%(os.path.basename(sys.executable)))
++'''%(sys.executable))
+             f.close()
+         return target
+ 
diff --git a/numpy.spec b/numpy.spec
index 2f2f2c7..050be28 100644
--- a/numpy.spec
+++ b/numpy.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages
 License:        BSD and Python
 URL:            http://numeric.scipy.org/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/numpy/%{name}-%{version}%{?relc}.tar.gz
+Patch1:         f2py-shebang.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel lapack-devel python-setuptools gcc-gfortran atlas-devel python-nose
 Requires:       python-nose
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ This package includes a version of f2py that works properly with NumPy.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}%{?relc}
-
+%patch1 -p1
 # workaround for rhbz#849713
 # http://mail.scipy.org/pipermail/numpy-discussion/2012-July/063530.html
 rm numpy/distutils/command/__init__.py && touch numpy/distutils/command/__init__.py
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ popd &> /dev/null
 * Tue Jul 30 2013 Tomas Tomecek <ttomecek@redhat.com> - 1:1.7.1-3
 - Fix rpmlint warnings
 - Update License
+- Apply patch: change shebang of f2py to use binary directly
 
 * Sun Jun 2 2013 Orion Poplawski <orion@nwra.com> - 1:1.7.1-2
 - Specfile cleanup (bug #969854)