diff --git a/debian/patches/X00_rigid_python24.dpatch b/debian/patches/X00_rigid_python24.dpatch
index a8ea5f5b..c182a800 100755
--- a/debian/patches/X00_rigid_python24.dpatch
+++ b/debian/patches/X00_rigid_python24.dpatch
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ diff -Naur fail2ban-0.7.1/fail2ban-client fail2ban-0.7.1.modified/fail2ban-clien
 +++ fail2ban-0.7.1.modified/fail2ban-client	2006-09-05 00:58:47.000000000 -0400
 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 -#!/usr/bin/env python
-+#!/usr/bin/env python2.4
++#!/usr/bin/python
  # This file is part of Fail2Ban.
  #
  # Fail2Ban is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ diff -Naur fail2ban-0.7.1/fail2ban-server fail2ban-0.7.1.modified/fail2ban-serve
 +++ fail2ban-0.7.1.modified/fail2ban-server	2006-09-05 00:58:54.000000000 -0400
 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 -#!/usr/bin/env python
-+#!/usr/bin/env python2.4
++#!/usr/bin/python
  # This file is part of Fail2Ban.
  #
  # Fail2Ban is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ diff -Naur fail2ban-0.7.1/fail2ban-testcases fail2ban-0.7.1.modified/fail2ban-te
 +++ fail2ban-0.7.1.modified/fail2ban-testcases	2006-09-05 00:59:18.000000000 -0400
 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 -#!/usr/bin/env python
-+#!/usr/bin/env python2.4
++#!/usr/bin/python
  # This file is part of Fail2Ban.
  #
  # Fail2Ban is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ diff -Naur fail2ban-0.7.1/setup.py fail2ban-0.7.1.modified/setup.py
 +++ fail2ban-0.7.1.modified/setup.py	2006-09-05 00:59:06.000000000 -0400
 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 -#!/usr/bin/env python
-+#!/usr/bin/env python2.4
++#!/usr/bin/python
  
  # This file is part of Fail2Ban.
  #