diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d97c834999f..541e258aec0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ include $(API_DEPS)
 include $(CLI_DEPS)
 
 LICENSE.md: $(MAKO_SRC)/LICENSE.md.mako $(API_SHARED_INFO) $(MAKO_RENDER)
-	$(MAKO) -io $<=$@ --data-files $(API_SHARED_INFO)
+	$(PYPATH) $(MAKO) -io $<=$@ --data-files $(API_SHARED_INFO)
 
 license: LICENSE.md