diff --git a/util/cavium/devicetree_convert.py b/util/cavium/devicetree_convert.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 656fdf6c34..827e5a7a6a
--- a/util/cavium/devicetree_convert.py
+++ b/util/cavium/devicetree_convert.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 
 # devicetree_convert Tool to convert a DTB to a static C file
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Facebook Inc.
diff --git a/util/ipqheader/createxbl.py b/util/ipqheader/createxbl.py
index 7f2d987319..1efd8bac0c 100755
--- a/util/ipqheader/createxbl.py
+++ b/util/ipqheader/createxbl.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 #============================================================================
 #
 #/** @file createxbl.py
diff --git a/util/ipqheader/mbn_tools.py b/util/ipqheader/mbn_tools.py
index 8a17563606..c66afda7b5 100755
--- a/util/ipqheader/mbn_tools.py
+++ b/util/ipqheader/mbn_tools.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 #===============================================================================
 #
 # MBN TOOLS
diff --git a/util/lint/checkpatch_json.py b/util/lint/checkpatch_json.py
index 74ad96a100..c8dd36df44 100755
--- a/util/lint/checkpatch_json.py
+++ b/util/lint/checkpatch_json.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Intel Corporation.
 # written by Naresh G Solanki<naresh.solanki@intel.com> and
 #            Maulik V Vaghela <maulik.v.vaghela@intel.com>