diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 29ecebcec..6e924f36c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ if get_option('prepare')
 	subdir_done()
 endif
 
+python = import('python')
+python3_prog = python.find_installation('python3')
+
 fs = import('fs')
 to_array = generator(
-	find_program('python'),
+	python3_prog,
 	output: [ '@PLAINNAME@.cpp', '@PLAINNAME@.h' ],
 	arguments: [ join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'resources/to-array.py'), '@OUTPUT0@', '@OUTPUT1@', '@INPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ]
 )
diff --git a/resources/meson.build b/resources/meson.build
index e2dd8e2be..95248123a 100644
--- a/resources/meson.build
+++ b/resources/meson.build
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if host_platform == 'windows'
 		}
 		foreach key, icons : win_icos
 			command = [
-				find_program('python'),
+				python3_prog,
 				join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'make-ico.py'),
 				'@OUTPUT@',
 			]