-dist_bin_SCRIPTS = dbufstat.py
+dist_bin_SCRIPTS = dbufstat
+
+#
+# The dbufstat script is compatibile with both Python 2.6 and 3.4.
+# As such the python 3 shebang can be replaced at install time when
+# targeting a python 2 system. This allows us to maintain a single
+# version of the source.
+#
+if USING_PYTHON_2
+install-exec-hook:
+ sed --in-place 's|^#!/usr/bin/python3|#!/usr/bin/python2|' \
+ $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/dbufstat
+endif