diff --git a/run-linters b/run-linters
index 4f37218..e9bfc9d 100755
--- a/run-linters
+++ b/run-linters
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ set -eu
 # Copyright 2023, Canonical Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
 
+PYTHON_SCRIPTS=$(grep -l -r '^#! */usr/bin/python3$' .)
+
 echo "Running flake8..."
-flake8 --max-line-length=99
+flake8 --max-line-length=99 . $PYTHON_SCRIPTS