diff --git a/python3/libexec/restore-sr-metadata.py b/python3/libexec/restore-sr-metadata.py
index 4bbb9fe55af..7fa4e92aa18 100644
--- a/python3/libexec/restore-sr-metadata.py
+++ b/python3/libexec/restore-sr-metadata.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python3
 # Restore SR metadata and VDI names from an XML file
 # (c) Anil Madhavapeddy, Citrix Systems Inc, 2008