diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index 951eedc70f52..d57b3df0e8fb 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS    = -W --keep-going
-SPHINXBUILD   = python -msphinx
+SPHINXBUILD   = python3 -msphinx
 SPHINXPROJ    = matplotlib
 SOURCEDIR     = .
 BUILDDIR      = build