diff --git a/common/build-style/waf.sh b/common/build-style/waf.sh
index 505ecd37f8c..01e7643bd9f 100644
--- a/common/build-style/waf.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/waf.sh
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 do_configure() {
 	: ${configure_script:=waf}
 
-	python ${configure_script} configure --prefix=/usr ${configure_args}
+	PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2 python2 ${configure_script} configure --prefix=/usr ${configure_args}
 }
 
 do_build() {
 	: ${configure_script:=waf}
 
-	python ${configure_script} build ${make_build_args}
+	PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2 python2 ${configure_script} build ${make_build_args}
 }
 
 do_install() {
 	: ${configure_script:=waf}
 
-	python ${configure_script} install --destdir=${DESTDIR} ${make_install_args}
+	PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2 python2 ${configure_script} install --destdir=${DESTDIR} ${make_install_args}
 }
diff --git a/common/build-style/waf3.sh b/common/build-style/waf3.sh
index 30b7dc63071..cbae2922f38 100644
--- a/common/build-style/waf3.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/waf3.sh
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 do_configure() {
 	: ${configure_script:=waf}
 
-	PYTHON=python3 python3 ${configure_script} configure --prefix=/usr ${configure_args}
+	PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3 python3 ${configure_script} configure --prefix=/usr ${configure_args}
 }
 
 do_build() {
 	: ${configure_script:=waf}
 
-	PYTHON=python3 python3 ${configure_script} build ${make_build_args}
+	PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3 python3 ${configure_script} build ${make_build_args}
 }
 
 do_install() {
 	: ${configure_script:=waf}
 
-	PYTHON=python3 python3 ${configure_script} install --destdir=${DESTDIR} ${make_install_args}
+	PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3 python3 ${configure_script} install --destdir=${DESTDIR} ${make_install_args}
 }