diff --git a/net-fs/cifs-utils/cifs-utils-6.13-r1.ebuild b/net-fs/cifs-utils/cifs-utils-6.13-r1.ebuild
index c77450fbc8b14..49a473b376aea 100644
--- a/net-fs/cifs-utils/cifs-utils-6.13-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-fs/cifs-utils/cifs-utils-6.13-r1.ebuild
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 
 	dobashcomp bash-completion/smbinfo
-	python_fix_shebang "${ED}"
+	use python && python_fix_shebang "${ED}"
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
diff --git a/net-fs/cifs-utils/cifs-utils-6.15.ebuild b/net-fs/cifs-utils/cifs-utils-6.15.ebuild
index 326d18024bb3a..c29aa577860bf 100644
--- a/net-fs/cifs-utils/cifs-utils-6.15.ebuild
+++ b/net-fs/cifs-utils/cifs-utils-6.15.ebuild
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 
 	dobashcomp bash-completion/smbinfo
-	python_fix_shebang "${ED}"
+	use python && python_fix_shebang "${ED}"
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {