diff --git a/scripts/gajim b/scripts/gajim
index 690b0b4ad57b2961bb3f6a0c6c9178a816feab21..967f4efb63adfc806a0b5b56f5d0d5ff4d3e5218 100644
--- a/scripts/gajim
+++ b/scripts/gajim
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ fi
 
 cd PREFIX/share/gajim/src
 export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:PREFIXLIB/gajim"
-python gajim.py $@
+./gajim.py $@