diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-set-blocking.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-set-blocking.js
index e2620cd84c8506..4e43f0dea1d5fa 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-set-blocking.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-set-blocking.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const ch = require('child_process');
 
 const SIZE = 100000;
-const python = process.env.PYTHON || 'python';
+const python = process.env.PYTHON || 'python3';
 
 const cp = ch.spawn(python, ['-c', `print(${SIZE} * "C")`], {
   stdio: 'inherit'