diff --git a/tools/cocos2d-console/bin/cocos b/tools/cocos2d-console/bin/cocos
index 87df7d883a13..8fbd6ef6cd61 100755
--- a/tools/cocos2d-console/bin/cocos
+++ b/tools/cocos2d-console/bin/cocos
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if hash python2 2>/dev/null; then
 else
     if hash python 2>/dev/null; then
         VERSION="python --version"
+        PYTHON=python
     else
         echo "Python 2+ required."
         exit 1