--- gcompris-8.4.12.ebuild
+++ gcompris-8.4.12.ebuild
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	python_version
 	GNUCHESS="${GAMES_BINDIR}"/gnuchess \
 	egamesconf \
 		--disable-dependency-tracking \
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@
 		--localedir=/usr/share/locale \
 		--infodir=/usr/share/info \
 		--enable-xf86vidmode \
-		$(use_with python python /usr/bin/python${PYVER}) \
+		$(use_with python python "$(PYTHON -a)") \
 		$(use_enable debug) \
 		$(use_enable gnet) \
 		$(use_enable sqlite)