diff --git a/SOURCES/macros.python b/SOURCES/macros.python
index 5438519..5a94fcb 100644
--- a/SOURCES/macros.python
+++ b/SOURCES/macros.python
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # the macro
 %py_build() %{expand:\\\
   CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-${RPM_LD_FLAGS}}"\\\
-  %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python2} %{py_shbang_opts}" %{?*}
+  %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python} %{py_shbang_opts}" %{?*}
   sleep 1
 }
 
diff --git a/SPECS/python-rpm-macros.spec b/SPECS/python-rpm-macros.spec
index a18a296..f4641aa 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           python-rpm-macros
 Version:        3
-Release:        37%{?dist}
+Release:        38%{?dist}
 Summary:        The unversioned Python RPM macros
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ install -m 644 %{SOURCE0} %{SOURCE1} %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} %{SOURCE4} \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 14 2019 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3-38
+- Fix the %%py_build macro to respect the global definition of %%__python
+- Resolves: rhbz#1757833
+
 * Fri Dec 14 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3-37
 - Workaround leaking buildroot PATH in %py_byte_compile
 - Resolves: rhbz#1644455