diff --git a/meta-networking/classes/waf-samba.bbclass b/meta-networking/classes/waf-samba.bbclass
index 79acacc989..cb78ce6b0d 100644
--- a/meta-networking/classes/waf-samba.bbclass
+++ b/meta-networking/classes/waf-samba.bbclass
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ do_configure() {
 
 do_compile[progress] = "outof:^\[\s*(\d+)/\s*(\d+)\]\s+"
 do_compile () {
-    python3 ./buildtools/bin/waf ${@oe.utils.parallel_make_argument(d, '-j%d', limit=64)}
+    $PYTHON ./buildtools/bin/waf ${@oe.utils.parallel_make_argument(d, '-j%d', limit=64)}
 }
 
 do_install() {