diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTORS b/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
index 9a56dc7be..0d37a11d5 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Qingyao Sun
 Rafal Kapuscik
 Richard Myers
 Rupert Swarbrick
+Samuel Riedel
 Sean Cross
 Sebastien Van Cauwenberghe
 Sergi Granell
diff --git a/src/Makefile_obj.in b/src/Makefile_obj.in
index 9fbc08295..0b38c2108 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_obj.in
+++ b/src/Makefile_obj.in
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ serial:: V3Ast__gen_classes.h V3ParseBison.c
 serial_vlcov:: vlcovgen.d
 
 vlcovgen.d: $(VLCOVGEN) $(srcdir)/../include/verilated_cov_key.h
-	$(PERL) $(VLCOVGEN) --srcdir $(srcdir)
+	$(PYTHON3) $(VLCOVGEN) --srcdir $(srcdir)
 	touch $@
 
 V3Ast__gen_classes.h : $(ASTGEN) V3Ast.h V3AstNodes.h