diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 3e49b7ad1..783acfe12 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ local_tmp=/tmp
 remote_tmp=/tmp
 forks = 25
 force_valid_group_names = ignore
-ansible_python_interpreter = /usr/bin/python3
+interpreter_python = /usr/bin/python3
 
 [ssh_connection]
 pipelining = True