diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3ce9c91..e4c10f0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ commands =
 
 
 [testenv:linters]
+basepython = python3
 deps =
     -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =