diff --git a/security/denyhosts/Makefile b/security/denyhosts/Makefile
index 6107440e0224..3b86fccb37d0 100644
--- a/security/denyhosts/Makefile
+++ b/security/denyhosts/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	denyhosts
 PORTVERSION=	2.6
-PORTREVISION=	2
+PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	security
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 DISTNAME=	DenyHosts-${PORTVERSION}
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ USE_PYDISTUTILS=	yes
 PYDISTUTILS_PKGNAME=	DenyHosts
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	denyhosts
+SUB_LIST+=	PYTHON=${PYTHON_CMD}
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 PORTDOCS=	CHANGELOG.txt LICENSE.txt README.txt
diff --git a/security/denyhosts/files/denyhosts.in b/security/denyhosts/files/denyhosts.in
index 1524c48ef328..284b07bd18d9 100644
--- a/security/denyhosts/files/denyhosts.in
+++ b/security/denyhosts/files/denyhosts.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ name="denyhosts"
 rcvar=${name}_enable
 
 command="%%PREFIX%%/bin/denyhosts.py"
-command_interpreter="/usr/local/bin/python"
+command_interpreter="%%PYTHON%%"
 command_args="--config %%PREFIX%%/etc/denyhosts.conf --daemon"
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"