diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 52e783db89..5a1db30368 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -3844,7 +3844,8 @@ (define-public perf
 
        ;; There are build scripts written in these languages.
        ("perl" ,perl)
-       ("python" ,python-2)))
+       ("python2" ,python-2)
+       ("python3" ,python-3)))
     (inputs
      `(("slang" ,slang)                        ;for the interactive TUI
        ;; ("newt" ,newt)