diff --git a/resources/coreboot/default/patches/0015-python-patch.patch b/resources/coreboot/default/patches/0015-python-patch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f2abc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/coreboot/default/patches/0015-python-patch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From cb3b04a3849952d8c0fa90616f45cfe5e613a286 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
+Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:04:55 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] specifically use python3, in scripts
+
+---
+ src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/Makefile.inc | 2 +-
+ util/spdtool/spdtool.py               | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/Makefile.inc b/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/Makefile.inc
+index eaf99d1492..9e82172c9e 100644
+--- a/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/Makefile.inc
++++ b/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/Makefile.inc
+@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ endif
+ 
+ ifeq ($(CONFIG_FSP_FULL_FD),y)
+ $(obj)/Fsp_M.fd: $(call strip_quotes,$(CONFIG_FSP_FD_PATH)) $(DOTCONFIG)
+-	python 3rdparty/fsp/Tools/SplitFspBin.py split -f $(CONFIG_FSP_FD_PATH) -o "$(obj)" -n "Fsp.fd"
++	python3 3rdparty/fsp/Tools/SplitFspBin.py split -f $(CONFIG_FSP_FD_PATH) -o "$(obj)" -n "Fsp.fd"
+ 
+ $(obj)/Fsp_S.fd: $(call strip_quotes,$(CONFIG_FSP_FD_PATH)) $(obj)/Fsp_M.fd
+ 	true
+diff --git a/util/spdtool/spdtool.py b/util/spdtool/spdtool.py
+index 89976eac59..2cd7027377 100644
+--- a/util/spdtool/spdtool.py
++++ b/util/spdtool/spdtool.py
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/env python
++#!/usr/bin/env python3
+ # spdtool - Tool for partial deblobbing of UEFI firmware images
+ # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ #
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/resources/grub/patches/0003-specifically-use-python3-in-gentpl.py.patch b/resources/grub/patches/0003-specifically-use-python3-in-gentpl.py.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd274a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/grub/patches/0003-specifically-use-python3-in-gentpl.py.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From cc315e7b4f9e9b7ac4ed2a662526744c51f789d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
+Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:08:57 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] specifically use python3 in gentpl.py
+
+---
+ gentpl.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/gentpl.py b/gentpl.py
+index c86550d4f..cb89cef37 100644
+--- a/gentpl.py
++++ b/gentpl.py
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#! /usr/bin/python
++#! /usr/bin/python3
+ #  GRUB  --  GRand Unified Bootloader
+ #  Copyright (C) 2010,2011,2012,2013  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ #
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/resources/seabios/patches/0001-use-python3-specifically-in-scripts.patch b/resources/seabios/patches/0001-use-python3-specifically-in-scripts.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9680835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/seabios/patches/0001-use-python3-specifically-in-scripts.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From a21f175947d7186e0b5554826e1ae51880a6cfb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
+Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:02:26 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] use python3 specifically, in scripts
+
+some systems don't have a python binary anymore, only python2 and
+python3 binaries, without creating a symlink to either of them
+---
+ scripts/acpi_extract.py            | 2 +-
+ scripts/acpi_extract_preprocess.py | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/scripts/acpi_extract.py b/scripts/acpi_extract.py
+index 3ed863b..eb910f3 100755
+--- a/scripts/acpi_extract.py
++++ b/scripts/acpi_extract.py
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/python
++#!/usr/bin/python3
+ # Copyright (C) 2011 Red Hat, Inc., Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
+ #
+ # This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
+diff --git a/scripts/acpi_extract_preprocess.py b/scripts/acpi_extract_preprocess.py
+index 2698118..6963847 100755
+--- a/scripts/acpi_extract_preprocess.py
++++ b/scripts/acpi_extract_preprocess.py
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/python
++#!/usr/bin/python3
+ # Copyright (C) 2011 Red Hat, Inc., Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
+ #
+ # This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
+-- 
+2.25.1
+