diff --git a/bin/device-update.sh b/bin/device-update.sh
index ec0e839d7..98eff9d10 100755
--- a/bin/device-update.sh
+++ b/bin/device-update.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-PYTHON=${PYTHON:-python}
+PYTHON=${PYTHON:-python3}
 
 # Usage info
 show_help() {