diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0440e6b..7767837 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 include src/options.mk
 
 PYTHON = python
+PYMAJ  = 3
+PYMIN  = 6
 
-# Checking Python version
+# Checking Python path and version
 PYTHON_EXE := $(shell command -v $(PYTHON) 2> /dev/null)
 
 ifndef PYTHON_EXE
   $(error Unable to find the $(PYTHON) executable!)
 endif
 
-PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR := $(shell $(PYTHON_EXE) --version 2>&1 | cut -d" " -f2 | cut -d. -f1)
-PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR := $(shell $(PYTHON_EXE) --version 2>&1 | cut -d" " -f2 | cut -d. -f2)
-
-ifneq ($(shell test $(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR) -ge 3 -a $(PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR) -ge 6; echo $$?),0)
-  $(error Python version >= 3.6 is needed!)
+ifeq ($(shell python -c "import sys; exit(sys.version_info >= ($(PYMAJ),$(PYMIN)))"; echo $$?),0)
+   $(error Python version >= $(PYMAJ).$(PYMIN) is needed!)
 endif