diff --git a/repo b/repo
index eeb8920b..62e6ea51 100755
--- a/repo
+++ b/repo
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ def main(orig_args):
     repo_main = my_main
 
   ver_str = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION))
-  me = [repo_main,
+  me = [sys.executable, repo_main,
         '--repo-dir=%s' % rel_repo_dir,
         '--wrapper-version=%s' % ver_str,
         '--wrapper-path=%s' % wrapper_path,
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ def main(orig_args):
   me.extend(orig_args)
   me.extend(extra_args)
   try:
-    os.execv(repo_main, me)
+    os.execv(sys.executable, me)
   except OSError as e:
     _print("fatal: unable to start %s" % repo_main, file=sys.stderr)
     _print("fatal: %s" % e, file=sys.stderr)