diff --git a/buildAndPackageOpenCV.sh b/buildAndPackageOpenCV.sh
index f2a0d9a..dc24f23 100755
--- a/buildAndPackageOpenCV.sh
+++ b/buildAndPackageOpenCV.sh
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ fi
 
 
 # check installation
-IMPORT_CHECK="$(python -c "import cv2 ; print cv2.__version__")"
+IMPORT_CHECK="$(python -c "import cv2 ; print(cv2.__version__)")"
 if [[ $IMPORT_CHECK != *$OPENCV_VERSION* ]]; then
   echo "There was an error loading OpenCV in the Python sanity test."
   echo "The loaded version does not match the version built here."
diff --git a/buildOpenCV.sh b/buildOpenCV.sh
index 5236422..8c8853b 100755
--- a/buildOpenCV.sh
+++ b/buildOpenCV.sh
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # check installation
-IMPORT_CHECK="$(python -c "import cv2 ; print cv2.__version__")"
+IMPORT_CHECK="$(python -c "import cv2 ; print(cv2.__version__)")"
 if [[ $IMPORT_CHECK != *$OPENCV_VERSION* ]]; then
   echo "There was an error loading OpenCV in the Python sanity test."
   echo "The loaded version does not match the version built here."