diff --git a/plugins/inventory/cobbler.py b/plugins/inventory/cobbler.py
index f607da2dc28..f352c8cf9d2 100755
--- a/plugins/inventory/cobbler.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/cobbler.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 """
 Cobbler external inventory script
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/freeipa.py b/plugins/inventory/freeipa.py
index ae4ad59fd26..8448df88d93 100755
--- a/plugins/inventory/freeipa.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/freeipa.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import json
 from ipalib import api
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/gce.py b/plugins/inventory/gce.py
index 08a21f12f2b..e77178c16b3 100755
--- a/plugins/inventory/gce.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/gce.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # Copyright 2013 Google Inc.
 #
 # This file is part of Ansible