diff --git a/scripts/gajim b/scripts/gajim
index ffd103009..12bf99676 100644
--- a/scripts/gajim
+++ b/scripts/gajim
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ fi
 
 cd PREFIX/share/gajim
 export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:PREFIX/lib/gajim"
-./gajim.py
+python gajim.py