--- a/tools/lint/hooks.py
+++ b/tools/lint/hooks.py
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 
 here = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 topsrcdir = os.path.join(here, os.pardir, os.pardir)
 
 
 def run_mozlint(hooktype, args):
     # --quiet prevents warnings on eslint, it will be ignored by other linters
-    cmd = [os.path.join(topsrcdir, 'mach'), 'lint', '--quiet']
+    cmd = [sys.executable, os.path.join(topsrcdir, 'mach'), 'lint', '--quiet']
 
     if 'commit' in hooktype:
         # don't prevent commits, just display the lint results
         subprocess.call(cmd + ['--workdir=staged'])
         return False
     elif 'push' in hooktype:
         return subprocess.call(cmd + ['--outgoing'] + args)