diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
index 40487d73a7..81e45b9821 100644
--- a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ hook() {
 	fi
 
 	shebang="#!/usr/bin/python${pyver%.*}"
-	find ${PKGDESTDIR} -type f -print0 | \
-		xargs -0 grep -H -b -m 1 "^#!.*\([[:space:]]\|/\)python\([[:space:]]*\|$\)" -- | while IFS=: read -r f off _; do
-		[ -z "$off" ] &&  continue
+	find "${PKGDESTDIR}" -type f -print0 | \
+		xargs -0 grep -H -b -m 1 "^#!.*\([[:space:]]\|/\)python\([0-9]\.[0-9]\)\?\([[:space:]]\+\|$\)" -- | while IFS=: read -r f off _; do
+		[ -z "$off" ] && continue
 		echo "   Shebang converted to '$shebang': ${f#$PKGDESTDIR}"
 		sed -i "1s@.*python.*@${shebang}@" -- "$f"
 	done