diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fa5fc9a..674c40f4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,13 @@ else()
 # check python
     find_program(PYTHON_CMD python)
     if (NOT PYTHON_CMD)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Please install python.")
+        find_program(PYTHON_CMD python3)
+        if (NOT PYTHON_CMD)
+            find_program(PYTHON_CMD python2)
+            if (NOT PYTHON_CMD)
+                message(FATAL_ERROR "Please install python.")
+            endif()
+        endif()
     endif()
 
     set(EXTRA_CFLAGS "--extra-cflags=")
@@ -132,6 +138,7 @@ else()
 
 # GEN dynamic source files
     execute_process(COMMAND sh ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/configure
+        --python=${PYTHON_CMD}
         ${EXTRA_CFLAGS}
         ${TARGET_LIST}
     )
@@ -199,16 +206,16 @@ else()
             OUTPUT_FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/sparc64-softmmu/config-target.h
         )
     endif()
-    execute_process(COMMAND python -B ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_CMD} -B ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
         -h -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} -b -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/qapi-schema.json
     )
-    execute_process(COMMAND python -B ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_CMD} -B ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
         -c -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} -b -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/qapi-schema.json
     )
-    execute_process(COMMAND python -B ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_CMD} -B ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
         -h -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} -b -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/qapi-schema.json
     )
-    execute_process(COMMAND python -B ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_CMD} -B ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
         -c -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} -b -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qemu/qapi-schema.json
     )
     add_compile_options(
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 571456ac..8f7b17f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ LIBRARY_SYMLINK = lib$(LIBNAME).$(EXT)
 endif
 endif
 
-UNICORN_QEMU_FLAGS += --python=$(shell which /usr/bin/python || which python || which python2)
+UNICORN_QEMU_FLAGS += --python=$(shell which /usr/bin/python || which python || which python2 || which python3)
 
 ifeq ($(UNICORN_STATIC),yes)
 ifneq ($(filter MINGW%,$(UNAME_S)),)