--- cinepaint/configure.in
+++ cinepaint/configure.in
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
 AC_ARG_WITH(python,[  --with-python=path       Set location of Python executable],[ PYBIN="$withval"], [PYBIN=])
 dnl First figure out the name of the Python executable
 if test -z "$PYBIN"; then
-AC_CHECK_PROGS(PYTHON, python python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python2.0 python1.6 python1.5 python1.4 python)
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(PYTHON, python2.7 python2.6 python2.5 python2.4 python)
 else
 PYTHON="$PYBIN"
 fi