diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d069ab4a15..8be822b11f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ $(VENV_BIN):
 	touch $@
 
 $(PYTHON_BIN): $(VENV_BIN) requirements.txt
-	python3 -m virtualenv -p python3 $(VENV_DIR)
+	python3 -m venv -p python3 $(VENV_DIR)
 	$@ -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 $(MAKO_RENDER): $(PYTHON_BIN) $(wildcard $(GEN_LIB_SRC)/*)