--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 		Doxyfile
 
 fetchmailconf:
-	( echo '#! /bin/sh' && echo 'exec @PYTHON@ @pythondir@/fetchmailconf.py "$$@"' ) >$@ && chmod +x $@
+	( echo '#! /bin/sh' && echo 'exec python @pythondir@/fetchmailconf.py "$$@"' ) >$@ && chmod +x $@
 
 FAQ: fetchmail-FAQ.html $(srcdir)/dist-tools/html2txt
 	AWK=$(AWK) $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/dist-tools/html2txt $(srcdir)/fetchmail-FAQ.html >$@
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -2375,7 +2375,7 @@
 	$(srcdir)/specgen.sh $(VERSION) >fetchmail.spec
 
 fetchmailconf:
-	( echo '#! /bin/sh' && echo 'exec @PYTHON@ @pythondir@/fetchmailconf.py "$$@"' ) >$@ && chmod +x $@
+	( echo '#! /bin/sh' && echo 'exec python @pythondir@/fetchmailconf.py "$$@"' ) >$@ && chmod +x $@
 
 FAQ: fetchmail-FAQ.html $(srcdir)/dist-tools/html2txt
 	AWK=$(AWK) $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/dist-tools/html2txt $(srcdir)/fetchmail-FAQ.html >$@