diff --git a/network/analyzer/rrdtool/actions.py b/network/analyzer/rrdtool/actions.py
index b60c8bfec5..a59b188a2f 100644
--- a/network/analyzer/rrdtool/actions.py
+++ b/network/analyzer/rrdtool/actions.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import perlmodules
 
 def setup():
     shelltools.export("AUTOPOINT", "/bin/true")
+    shelltools.export("PYTHON", "/usr/bin/python3")
     #autotools.autoreconf("-vfi")
     # suppress compiler warnings
     pisitools.cflags.add("-Wno-missing-prototypes -Wno-format-truncation -Wno-implicit-fallthrough -Wno-cast-function-type -Wstringop-truncation")
@@ -48,4 +49,4 @@ def install():
 
     # remove unnecessary files
     perlmodules.removePacklist()
-    perlmodules.removePodfiles()
\ No newline at end of file
+    perlmodules.removePodfiles()
diff --git a/network/analyzer/rrdtool/pspec.xml b/network/analyzer/rrdtool/pspec.xml
index b3d3e635c4..1203e10ebe 100644
--- a/network/analyzer/rrdtool/pspec.xml
+++ b/network/analyzer/rrdtool/pspec.xml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
             <Dependency>pango-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>dejavu-fonts</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libxml2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libart_lgpl-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>python-setuptools</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
             <Dependency>tcp-wrappers-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="2.6.4">ruby-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             <Dependency>glib2</Dependency>
             <Dependency>pango</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libpng</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>python</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libxml2</Dependency>
             <Dependency>rubygems</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libart_lgpl</Dependency>