diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 2ed43b2..46e607f 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: applauncherd
 Section: admin
 Priority: important
 Maintainer: Jussi Lind <jussi.lind@nokia.com>
-Build-Depends: cmake (>= 2.6.0), debhelper (>= 7), libqt4-dev (>= 4.5.0), libmeegotouch-dev, libcreds2-dev [arm armel], aegis-builder (>= 1.4) [arm armel], libxtst-dev, libxext-dev, libxi-dev, doxygen, python(>= 2.6), libsaveas, libmeegocontrol0, libduicontrolpanel, libxcomposite-dev, libresource0, libqt4-dev, liblocationextras, libmessagingif0, libsignon-qt0, libcontactswidgets-dev, sensord, libc6, libiphb0, libsignon-ui0, libdatepicker2, libxrandr-dev, liblocationpicker
+Build-Depends: cmake (>= 2.6.0), debhelper (>= 7), libqt4-dev (>= 4.5.0), libmeegotouch-dev, libcreds2-dev [arm armel], aegis-builder (>= 1.4) [arm armel], libxtst-dev, libxext-dev, libxi-dev, doxygen, python (>= 2.6), python (<< 2.7), libsaveas, libmeegocontrol0, libduicontrolpanel, libxcomposite-dev, libresource0, libqt4-dev, liblocationextras, libmessagingif0, libsignon-qt0, libcontactswidgets-dev, sensord, libc6, libiphb0, libsignon-ui0, libdatepicker2, libxrandr-dev, liblocationpicker
 Standards-Version: 3.8.0
 
 Package: applauncherd
diff --git a/scripts/library-helper.py b/scripts/library-helper.py
index 466e87f..d5a5855 100755
--- a/scripts/library-helper.py
+++ b/scripts/library-helper.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ real_build_deps = set(['cmake (>= 2.6.0)',
                        'libxext-dev', 
                        'libxi-dev', 
                        'doxygen', 
-                       'python'])
+                       'python (>= 2.6)',
+                       'python (<< 2.7)'])
 
 # Real runtime dependencies for applauncherd-launcher, you may need to update these as well
 real_runtime_deps = set(['${shlibs:Depends}', 
diff --git a/src/launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/src/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ed60a8..bfe7541 100644
--- a/src/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Generate list of libraries for preload.h
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/preload-h-libraries.h
-  COMMAND python ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/scripts/library-helper.py --preload-h-libraries
+  COMMAND python2.6 ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/scripts/library-helper.py --preload-h-libraries
   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/scripts/library-helper.py
 )
 
 # Generate linker command line fragment
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/additional-linked-libraries.ld
-  COMMAND python ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/scripts/library-helper.py --linker-flags
+  COMMAND python2.6 ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/scripts/library-helper.py --linker-flags
   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/scripts/library-helper.py
 )