diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ab4daaa2..898f2b8c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ commands =
 
 
 [testenv:linters]
+basepython = python3
 commands =
     bash -c "{toxinidir}/tests/common/test-ansible-env-prep.sh"
     {[testenv:pep8]commands}