--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -188,5 +188,5 @@ plugins = []
 subdir('ext/libav')
 subdir('docs')
 
-python3 = import('python').find_installation()
+python3 = 'python3'
 run_command(python3, '-c', 'import shutil; shutil.copy("hooks/pre-commit.hook", ".git/hooks/pre-commit")')