diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8e80e076ca..66747e36b7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3891.	[bug]		Use ${INSTALL_SCRIPT} rather than ${INSTALL_PROGRAM}
+			to install python programs.
+
 3890.	[bug]		RRSIG sets that were not loaded in a single transaction
 			at start up where not being correctly added to
 			re-signing heaps.  [RT #36302]
diff --git a/bin/python/Makefile.in b/bin/python/Makefile.in
index f8b8580f1a..6ce38557b4 100644
--- a/bin/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/python/Makefile.in
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ installdirs:
 	$(SHELL) ${top_srcdir}/mkinstalldirs ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man8
 
 install:: ${TARGETS} installdirs
-	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} dnssec-checkds@EXEEXT@ ${DESTDIR}${sbindir}
-	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} dnssec-coverage@EXEEXT@ ${DESTDIR}${sbindir}
+	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} dnssec-checkds@EXEEXT@ ${DESTDIR}${sbindir}
+	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} dnssec-coverage@EXEEXT@ ${DESTDIR}${sbindir}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${srcdir}/dnssec-checkds.8 ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man8
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${srcdir}/dnssec-coverage.8 ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man8