diff --git a/jjb/releng/releng-jobs.yaml b/jjb/releng/releng-jobs.yaml
index 452011410..4d52ad75d 100644
--- a/jjb/releng/releng-jobs.yaml
+++ b/jjb/releng/releng-jobs.yaml
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
     builders:
       - shell: |
           [ -f tox.ini ] || exit 0
+          [ -f /usr/bin/python ] || ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
           sudo apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=300 update && \
           sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get \
             -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=300 dist-upgrade -y