diff --git a/rpmlint-1.10-force-python3.patch b/rpmlint-1.10-force-python3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dd7248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpmlint-1.10-force-python3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff -up rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/rpmdiff.py3 rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/rpmdiff
+--- rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/rpmdiff.py3	2018-10-05 15:30:14.361433625 -0400
++++ rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/rpmdiff	2018-10-05 15:31:01.096404906 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/python -tt
++#!/usr/bin/python3 -tt
+ # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+ #
+ # Copyright (C) 2006 Mandriva; 2009 Red Hat, Inc.; 2009 Ville Skyttä
+diff -up rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/rpmlint.py3 rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/rpmlint
+--- rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/rpmlint.py3	2018-10-05 15:31:13.647128639 -0400
++++ rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/rpmlint	2018-10-05 15:31:18.967011541 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/python -ttOu
++#!/usr/bin/python3 -ttOu
+ # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+ #############################################################################
+ # File          : rpmlint
diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index f1b936a..d02466b 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 Name:           rpmlint
 Version:        1.10
-Release:        17%{?dist}
+Release:        18%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tool for checking common errors in RPM packages
 Group:          Development/Tools
 License:        GPLv2
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 #BuildRequires:  python3-flake8-import-order
 Requires:       python3
 Requires:       rpm-python3 >= 4.4.2.2
+Patch5:         rpmlint-1.10-force-python3.patch
 %else
 BuildRequires:  python >= 2.6
 BuildRequires:  rpm-python >= 4.4.2.2
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ and source packages as well as spec files can be checked.
 %patch2 -p1 -b .missing-files
 %patch3 -p1 -b .py37mtime
 %patch4 -p1 -b .py37magic
+%if %{with python3}
+%patch5 -p1
+%endif
 sed -i -e /MenuCheck/d Config.py
 cp -p config config.example
 install -pm 644 %{SOURCE3} config
@@ -141,6 +145,9 @@ make check PYTHON=%{python} PYTEST=%{pytest} FLAKE8=%{flake8}
 %{_mandir}/man1/rpmlint.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct  5 2018 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 1.10-18
+- force python3 as exec binary
+
 * Sat Jul 14 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.10-17
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_29_Mass_Rebuild