diff --git a/tests/data/test1451 b/tests/data/test1451
index cdbd398f39..9fdd68a614 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1451
+++ b/tests/data/test1451
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Basic SMB request
 -u 'curltest:curltest' smb://%HOSTIP:%SMBPORT/TESTS/%TESTNUMBER
 </command>
 <precheck>
-python -c "__import__('pkgutil').find_loader('impacket') or (__import__('sys').stdout.write('Test only works if Python package impacket is installed\n'), __import__('sys').exit(1))"
+python3 -c "__import__('pkgutil').find_loader('impacket') or (__import__('sys').stdout.write('Test only works if Python package impacket is installed\n'), __import__('sys').exit(1))"
 </precheck>
 </client>