diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ef8c6108..0b975511 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cinder_service_setup_host_python_interpreter: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host_p
 
 # Set installation method.
 cinder_install_method: "source"
+cinder_venv_python_executable: "{{ openstack_venv_python_executable | default('python2') }}"
 
 cinder_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/cinder
 cinder_git_install_branch: master
diff --git a/tasks/cinder_install_source.yml b/tasks/cinder_install_source.yml
index af8bf82a..1dc89af4 100644
--- a/tasks/cinder_install_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/cinder_install_source.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   import_role:
     name: "python_venv_build"
   vars:
+    venv_python_executable: "{{ cinder_venv_python_executable }}"
     venv_build_constraints: "{{ cinder_git_constraints }}"
     venv_build_distro_package_list: "{{ cinder_devel_distro_packages }}"
     venv_install_destination_path: "{{ cinder_bin | dirname }}"