diff --git a/pygtk2.spec b/pygtk2.spec
index 65e360d..4dba8a5 100644
--- a/pygtk2.spec
+++ b/pygtk2.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 Name: pygtk2
 Version: 2.24.0
-Release: 18%{?dist}
+Release: 19%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: Development/Languages
 Summary: Python bindings for GTK+
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ This package contains documentation files for %{name}.
 %setup -q -n pygtk-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1 -b .Fix-leaks-of-Pango-objects
 
+
 %build
 %configure --enable-thread --enable-numpy
 %{make_build}
@@ -108,6 +109,17 @@ This package contains documentation files for %{name}.
 %{make_install}
 find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -or -name '*.a' | xargs rm -f
 
+# Fix shebangs to system Python2.x
+for file in $(%{_bindir}/find %{buildroot} -name '*.py' -type f)
+do
+	%{__sed} -i.orig						\
+	-e 's~#![ \t]*%{_bindir}/python$~#!%{__python2}~'\
+	-e 's~#![ \t]*%{_bindir}/env[ \t]*python[2]*$~#!%{__python2}~'	\
+	 ${file}
+	/bin/touch -r ${file}.orig ${file}
+	%{__rm} -f ${file}.orig
+done
+
 %files
 %doc AUTHORS NEWS README MAPPING
 %license COPYING
@@ -137,6 +149,9 @@ find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -or -name '*.a' | xargs rm -f
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc/html/pygtk/
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 01 2018 Leigh Scott <leigh123linux@googlemail.com> - 2.24.0-19
+- Fix shebangs
+
 * Thu Aug 03 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.24.0-18
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Binutils_Mass_Rebuild