diff --git a/ansible/dnf.yml b/ansible/dnf.yml
index c31ed272c..c1022d324 100644
--- a/ansible/dnf.yml
+++ b/ansible/dnf.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: Ensure DNF repos are configured
   hosts: seed-hypervisor:seed:overcloud
   vars:
-    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/libexec/platform-python
+    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
   tags:
     - dnf
   tasks:
diff --git a/ansible/kayobe-ansible-user.yml b/ansible/kayobe-ansible-user.yml
index cf8d161f2..0a8d0710f 100644
--- a/ansible/kayobe-ansible-user.yml
+++ b/ansible/kayobe-ansible-user.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     ansible_user: "{{ bootstrap_user }}"
     # We can't assume that a virtualenv exists at this point, so use the system
     # python interpreter.
-    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/libexec/platform-python
+    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
   roles:
     - role: singleplatform-eng.users
       users:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   vars:
     # We can't assume that a virtualenv exists at this point, so use the system
     # python interpreter.
-    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/libexec/platform-python
+    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
   tasks:
     - name: Verify that a command can be executed
       command: hostname
diff --git a/ansible/kayobe-target-venv.yml b/ansible/kayobe-target-venv.yml
index 6b6d364ca..37cfa4469 100644
--- a/ansible/kayobe-target-venv.yml
+++ b/ansible/kayobe-target-venv.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       vars:
         # Use the system python interpreter since the virtualenv might not
         # exist.
-        ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/libexec/platform-python
+        ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
       when: virtualenv is defined
 
     # If we gathered facts earlier it would have been with a different Python
diff --git a/ansible/kolla-pip.yml b/ansible/kolla-pip.yml
index 54c08bdd3..35a338051 100644
--- a/ansible/kolla-pip.yml
+++ b/ansible/kolla-pip.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     hosts_in_kolla_inventory: >-
       {{ kolla_overcloud_inventory_top_level_group_map.values() |
          map(attribute='groups') | flatten | unique | union(['seed']) | join(':') }}
-    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/libexec/platform-python
+    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
   tasks:
     - import_role:
         name: pip
diff --git a/ansible/pip.yml b/ansible/pip.yml
index 4b5803230..bd00ec922 100644
--- a/ansible/pip.yml
+++ b/ansible/pip.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   tags:
     - pip
   vars:
-    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/libexec/platform-python
+    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
   roles:
     - role: pip
   gather_facts: false