diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0a63c75d36..2943f5dfb9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ for binary in "${PYTHON-python3}" python python2
 do
     if has "$binary"
     then
-        python="$binary"
+        python=$(command -v "$binary")
         break
     fi
 done