diff --git a/tools/getnodeversion.py b/tools/getnodeversion.py
index f2032cccefe936..59f8aabe49eceb 100644
--- a/tools/getnodeversion.py
+++ b/tools/getnodeversion.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
   if re.match('^#define NODE_PATCH_VERSION', line):
     patch = line.split()[2]
 
-print '%(major)s.%(minor)s.%(patch)s'% locals()
+print('%(major)s.%(minor)s.%(patch)s'% locals())