diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/exported-sql-viewer.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/exported-sql-viewer.py
index c3091401df91..b296028386a6 100755
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/exported-sql-viewer.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/exported-sql-viewer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # exported-sql-viewer.py: view data from sql database
 # Copyright (c) 2014-2018, Intel Corporation.