diff --git a/Tools/scripts/configure_all.py b/Tools/scripts/configure_all.py
index ebe29cd58c..636f37bf40 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/configure_all.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/configure_all.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ parser.add_argument('--build', action='store_true', default=False, help='build a
 parser.add_argument('--stop', action='store_true', default=False, help='stop on build fail')
 parser.add_argument('--no-bl', action='store_true', default=False, help="don't check bootloader builds")
 parser.add_argument('--pattern', default='*')
+parser.add_argument('--python', default='python')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 os.environ['PYTHONUNBUFFERED'] = '1'
@@ -46,22 +47,22 @@ for board in get_board_list():
     if not fnmatch.fnmatch(board, args.pattern):
         continue
     print("Configuring for %s" % board)
-    run_program(["./waf", "configure", "--board", board], "configure: " + board)
+    run_program([args.python, "waf", "configure", "--board", board], "configure: " + board)
     if args.build:
         if board == "iomcu":
             target = "iofirmware"
         else:
             target = "copter"
-        run_program(["./waf", target], "build: " + board)
+        run_program([args.python, "waf", target], "build: " + board)
     if args.no_bl:
         continue
     # check for bootloader def
     hwdef_bl = os.path.join('libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/hwdef/%s/hwdef-bl.dat' % board)
     if os.path.exists(hwdef_bl):
         print("Configuring bootloader for %s" % board)
-        run_program(["./waf", "configure", "--board", board, "--bootloader"], "configure: " + board + "-bl")
+        run_program([args.python, "waf", "configure", "--board", board, "--bootloader"], "configure: " + board + "-bl")
         if args.build:
-            run_program(["./waf", "bootloader"], "build: " + board + "-bl")
+            run_program([args.python, "waf", "bootloader"], "build: " + board + "-bl")
 
 if len(failures) > 0:
     print("Failed builds:")