diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 59d345b8af4..c15c2b78bac 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ MESA_DRI_LDFLAGS := -Wl,--build-id=sha1
 
 MESA_COMMON_MK := $(MESA_TOP)/Android.common.mk
 MESA_PYTHON2 := python
+MESA_PYTHON3 := python3
 
 # Lists to convert driver names to boolean variables
 # in form of <driver name>.<boolean make variable>
diff --git a/src/freedreno/Android.registers.mk b/src/freedreno/Android.registers.mk
index 085eb5f07c7..ffb38d04063 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/Android.registers.mk
+++ b/src/freedreno/Android.registers.mk
@@ -49,37 +49,37 @@ LOCAL_GENERATED_SOURCES += $(addprefix $(intermediates)/registers/, \
 $(intermediates)/registers/a2xx.xml.h: $(LOCAL_PATH)/registers/a2xx.xml $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	@echo "Gen Header: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $(notdir $(@))"
-	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON2) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
+	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON3) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
 
 $(intermediates)/registers/a3xx.xml.h: $(LOCAL_PATH)/registers/a3xx.xml $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	@echo "Gen Header: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $(notdir $(@))"
-	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON2) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
+	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON3) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
 
 $(intermediates)/registers/a4xx.xml.h: $(LOCAL_PATH)/registers/a4xx.xml $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	@echo "Gen Header: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $(notdir $(@))"
-	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON2) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
+	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON3) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
 
 $(intermediates)/registers/a5xx.xml.h: $(LOCAL_PATH)/registers/a5xx.xml $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	@echo "Gen Header: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $(notdir $(@))"
-	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON2) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
+	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON3) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
 
 $(intermediates)/registers/a6xx.xml.h: $(LOCAL_PATH)/registers/a6xx.xml $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	@echo "Gen Header: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $(notdir $(@))"
-	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON2) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
+	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON3) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
 
 $(intermediates)/registers/adreno_common.xml.h: $(LOCAL_PATH)/registers/adreno_common.xml $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	@echo "Gen Header: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $(notdir $(@))"
-	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON2) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
+	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON3) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
 
 $(intermediates)/registers/adreno_pm4.xml.h: $(LOCAL_PATH)/registers/adreno_pm4.xml $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	@echo "Gen Header: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $(notdir $(@))"
-	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON2) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
+	$(hide) $(MESA_PYTHON3) $(MESA_TOP)/src/freedreno/registers/gen_header.py $< > $@
 
 
 LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS := \