diff --git a/dba/update-davical-database b/dba/update-davical-database
index 09810d4c..3d843500 100755
--- a/dba/update-davical-database
+++ b/dba/update-davical-database
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+#!/usr/bin/env perl -w
 #
 # Update the DAViCal database by repeatedly applying patches to it
 # in the correct order.