diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 65dcffa..b2560af 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ jsoncpp_dep = declare_dependency(
   )
 
 # tests
-python = import('python3').find_python()
+#python = import('python3').find_python()
+python = find_program('python3', 'python')
 
 jsoncpp_test = executable(
   'jsoncpp_test',