diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030 b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
index 0990681c1e..aa911d266a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for image streaming.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/040 b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
index 74f62c3c4a..2e7ee0e84f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/040
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for image block commit.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/041 b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
index c07437fda1..219b120b57 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/041
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for image mirroring.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/044 b/tests/qemu-iotests/044
index 8b2afa2a11..7e99ea7c68 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/044
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/044
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests growing a large refcount table.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/045 b/tests/qemu-iotests/045
index 01cc038884..5acc89099c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/045
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/045
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for fdsets and getfd.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/055 b/tests/qemu-iotests/055
index c732a112d6..82b9f5f47d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/055
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/055
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for drive-backup and blockdev-backup
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/056 b/tests/qemu-iotests/056
index f39287c162..f73fc74457 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/056
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/056
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for drive-backup
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/057 b/tests/qemu-iotests/057
index 9fbba759b6..a8b4bb60e0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/057
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/057
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for internal snapshot.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/065 b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
index 5b21eb96bd..6426474271 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/065
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test for additional information emitted by qemu-img info on qcow2
 # images
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/093 b/tests/qemu-iotests/093
index f03fa24a07..32ded11430 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/093
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/093
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for IO throttling
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/096 b/tests/qemu-iotests/096
index ab9cb47822..5915f92786 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/096
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/096
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test that snapshots move the throttling configuration to the active
 # layer
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/118 b/tests/qemu-iotests/118
index e20080e9a6..adc8a848b5 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/118
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/118
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test case for the QMP 'change' command and all other associated
 # commands
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/124 b/tests/qemu-iotests/124
index d3e851e1ae..3705cbb6b3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/124
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/124
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for incremental drive-backup
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/129 b/tests/qemu-iotests/129
index cd6b9e9ce7..b0da4a5541 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/129
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/129
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests that "bdrv_drain_all" doesn't drain block jobs
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/132 b/tests/qemu-iotests/132
index 0f2a106c81..39ea43067e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/132
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/132
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test mirror with unmap
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/136 b/tests/qemu-iotests/136
index 012ea111ac..d59400c9fc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/136
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/136
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for block device statistics
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/139 b/tests/qemu-iotests/139
index cbb5a76530..6b1a444364 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/139
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/139
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test cases for the QMP 'blockdev-del' command
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/147 b/tests/qemu-iotests/147
index 03fc2fabcf..51290829cd 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/147
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/147
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test case for NBD's blockdev-add interface
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/148 b/tests/qemu-iotests/148
index 8c11c53cba..90931948e3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/148
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/148
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test the rate limit of QMP events
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/151 b/tests/qemu-iotests/151
index 76ae265cc1..f2df72c29c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/151
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/151
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for active mirroring
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/152 b/tests/qemu-iotests/152
index 732bf5f062..cc2ea09654 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/152
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/152
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for drive-mirror with source size unaligned to granularity
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/155 b/tests/qemu-iotests/155
index e19485911c..e35b1d534b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/155
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/155
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test whether the backing BDSs are correct after completion of a
 # mirror block job; in "existing" modes (drive-mirror with
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/163 b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
index d94728e080..5a3cc840a5 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/163
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for shrinking images
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/165 b/tests/qemu-iotests/165
index 951ea011a2..b60a803dae 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/165
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/165
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for persistent dirty bitmaps.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/169 b/tests/qemu-iotests/169
index 9656a7f620..2c5a132aa3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/169
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/169
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for dirty bitmaps migration.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/196 b/tests/qemu-iotests/196
index 92fe9244f8..e8fcf37273 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/196
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/196
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test clearing unknown autoclear_features flag by qcow2 after
 # migration. This test mimics migration to older qemu.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/199 b/tests/qemu-iotests/199
index a2c8ecab5a..40774eed74 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/199
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/199
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for dirty bitmaps postcopy migration.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/205 b/tests/qemu-iotests/205
index 4bb2c21e8b..43432cb599 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/205
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/205
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tests for qmp command nbd-server-remove.
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/245 b/tests/qemu-iotests/245
index d12b253065..489bf78bd0 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/245
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/245
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test cases for the QMP 'x-blockdev-reopen' command
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/257 b/tests/qemu-iotests/257
index a9828251cf..004a433b8b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/257
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/257
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test bitmap-sync backups (incremental, differential, and partials)
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/258 b/tests/qemu-iotests/258
index b84cf02254..091755a45c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/258
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/258
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Very specific tests for adjacent commit/stream block jobs
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/281 b/tests/qemu-iotests/281
index 269d583b2c..0bf973bca6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/281
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/281
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Test cases for blockdev + IOThread interactions
 #
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/nbd-fault-injector.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/nbd-fault-injector.py
index 7e2dab6ea4..b158dd65a2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/nbd-fault-injector.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/nbd-fault-injector.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # NBD server - fault injection utility
 #
 # Configuration file syntax:
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
index 91e4420b9f..1c4fa2b09f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/qed.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/qed.py
index 8adaaf46c4..36bca1de23 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/qed.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/qed.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Tool to manipulate QED image files
 #
