diff --git a/test/pytest/meson.build b/test/pytest/meson.build
index 3081d17..b417b67 100644
--- a/test/pytest/meson.build
+++ b/test/pytest/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-cython = find_program('cython3', required : false)
+cython = find_program('cython', required : false)
 py3_dep = dependency('python3', required : false)
 
 if cython.found() and py3_dep.found()