diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 791c1d16f..d7c5a6c6c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ $(BASEPACK_LST): $(EXE)
 
 # prepares the resource ZIP with base data
 $(BASEPACK_PATH): $(BASEPACK_LST)
-	@$(TOOLS_DIR)/mkzip.py $(BASEPACK_LST) $(BASEPACK_PATH)
+	@$(PYTHON) $(TOOLS_DIR)/mkzip.py $(BASEPACK_LST) $(BASEPACK_PATH)
 
 endif