diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8efdc6de..96bb50db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ else ifneq ($(REGION),)
 	$(error Unknown region '$(REGION)')
 endif
 
-PYTHON ?= python
-
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	WINE :=
 else
@@ -17,6 +15,8 @@ else
 	PYTHON ?= python3.11
 endif
 
+PYTHON ?= python
+
 ROOT       := $(shell pwd)
 BUILD_DIR  := build
 TARGET_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(REGION_NAME)