diff --git a/firmware/src/common/build_eeprom.py b/firmware/src/common/build_eeprom.py
index 00c2e34..6092d61 100755
--- a/firmware/src/common/build_eeprom.py
+++ b/firmware/src/common/build_eeprom.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 #
 # Copyright 2004,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # 
diff --git a/firmware/src/usrp2/Makefile.am b/firmware/src/usrp2/Makefile.am
index 24ff9b1..a32e20c 100644
--- a/firmware/src/usrp2/Makefile.am
+++ b/firmware/src/usrp2/Makefile.am
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ eeprom_boot.ihx: $(EEPROM_BOOT_OBJS) $(LIBDEP)
 	$(XCC) $(LINKOPTS) -o $@ $(EEPROM_BOOT_OBJS)
 
 burn-usrp2-eeprom: eeprom_boot.ihx
-	$(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/../common/build_eeprom.py -p$(prefix) -r2 eeprom_boot.ihx > $@
+	$(srcdir)/../common/build_eeprom.py -p$(prefix) -r2 eeprom_boot.ihx > $@
 	chmod +x $@
 
 burn-usrp4-eeprom: eeprom_boot.ihx
-	$(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/../common/build_eeprom.py -p$(prefix) -r4 eeprom_boot.ihx > $@
+	$(srcdir)/../common/build_eeprom.py -p$(prefix) -r4 eeprom_boot.ihx > $@
 	chmod +x $@