--- a/plug-ins/pygimp/Makefile.am
+++ b/plug-ins/pygimp/Makefile.am
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ install-interp-file:
 	echo 'python=$(PYBIN_PATH)' > '$(DESTDIR)$(pyinterpfile)'
 	echo 'python2=$(PYBIN_PATH)' >> '$(DESTDIR)$(pyinterpfile)'
 	echo '/usr/bin/python=$(PYBIN_PATH)' >> '$(DESTDIR)$(pyinterpfile)'
-	echo ":Python:E::py::`basename $(PYTHON)`:" >> '$(DESTDIR)$(pyinterpfile)'
+	echo ":Python:E::py::$(PYTHON):" >> '$(DESTDIR)$(pyinterpfile)'
 
 install-data-local: install-env-file install-interp-file