diff --git a/python/install.py b/python/install.py
index e1fa4612b4..6128310c0a 100644
--- a/python/install.py
+++ b/python/install.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 # copy LAMMPS src/liblammps.so and lammps.py to system dirs