diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index d336f20cc..70e51fa42 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cache:
 build: off
 environment:
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
-    PYTHON: C:\Python36\python.exe
+    PYTHON: C:\Python36-x64\python.exe
     matrix:
     - TESTENV: py36-pyqt511
     - TESTENV: pylint
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ environment:
 install:
   - '%PYTHON% -m pip install -U pip'
   - '%PYTHON% -m pip install -r misc\requirements\requirements-tox.txt'
-  - 'set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Python36'
+  - 'set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Python36-x64'
 
 test_script:
   - '%PYTHON% -m tox -e %TESTENV%'