diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 3a8e90b4..88fc8fc2 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -996,6 +996,14 @@ configure_live_operator_session() {
         chmod 0644 "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/resolv.conf"
     fi
 
+    # FreeBSD packages ship python3.11 but not a bare python3 symlink.
+    # Scripts that use /usr/bin/env python3 break without this.
+    if [ -x "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/bin/python3.11" ] && \
+       [ ! -e "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/bin/python3" ]; then
+        ln -sf python3.11 "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/bin/python3"
+        ln -sf python3.11 "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/bin/python"
+    fi
+
     mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/sddm.conf.d"
     install -m 0644 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/sddm.conf" \
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/sddm.conf.d/50-clawdie-live.conf"