diff --git a/translate_toolkit/makefile.mk b/translate_toolkit/makefile.mk
index 8a0560fdb5fb..2e1358158ee5 100644
--- a/translate_toolkit/makefile.mk
+++ b/translate_toolkit/makefile.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ PYTHONPATH:=$(PWD)$/$(BIN):$(SOLARLIBDIR):$(SOLARLIBDIR)$/python:$(SOLARLIBDIR)$
 .EXPORT: PYTHONPATH
 
 .IF "$(SYSTEM_PYTHON)"!="YES"
-PY_CMD=$(AUGMENT_LIBRARY_PATH) $(WRAPCMD) $(SOLARBINDIR)/$(PYTHON)
+PY_CMD=$(AUGMENT_LIBRARY_PATH) $(WRAPCMD) $(SOLARBINDIR)/python
 .ELSE                   # "$(SYSTEM_PYTHON)"!="YES"
 PY_CMD=$(AUGMENT_LIBRARY_PATH) $(WRAPCMD) $(PYTHON)
 .ENDIF                  # "$(SYSTEM_PYTHON)"!="YES"