diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e99b7573..e0c5c4ec 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ commands =
 
 
 [testenv:linters]
+basepython = python3
 commands =
     bash -c "{toxinidir}/tests/common/test-ansible-env-prep.sh"
     {[testenv:pep8]commands}