diff --git a/compile_single_file b/compile_single_file
index 33c23c69e3..9a6468ba21 100755
--- a/compile_single_file
+++ b/compile_single_file
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 base_dir=$(dirname "$0")
 
-PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 exec python3 -u "$base_dir/compile_single_file.py" "$@"
+PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 exec vpython3 -u "$base_dir/compile_single_file.py" "$@"
diff --git a/compile_single_file.bat b/compile_single_file.bat
index 598f9f2217..b85bc6fc09 100644
--- a/compile_single_file.bat
+++ b/compile_single_file.bat
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ setlocal
 :: standalone, but allow other PATH manipulations to take priority.
 set PATH=%PATH%;%~dp0
 
-python3 -u "%~dp0compile_single_file.py" %*
+vpython3 -u "%~dp0compile_single_file.py" %*
diff --git a/compile_single_file.py b/compile_single_file.py
index d1974006d5..6ddd84fb56 100644
--- a/compile_single_file.py
+++ b/compile_single_file.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def main():
         carets = '^^'
 
     command = [
-        'python3',
+        sys.executable,
         os.path.join(DEPOT_TOOLS_DIR, 'autoninja.py'), '-C', abs_build_dir,
         '%s%s' % (src_relpath, carets)
     ]