diff --git a/docker/fedora39-pycv b/docker/fedora39-pycv
index b3a3ad06bb..a9d1194d99 100644
--- a/docker/fedora39-pycv
+++ b/docker/fedora39-pycv
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ RUN source /etc/bashrc \
  && cd plugins/pycv \
  && pip3 install pybind11 \
  && ln -s $(realpath ../../regtest/scripts) ./regtest/scripts \
- && ./prepareMakeForDevelop.sh \
+ && python_bin=python3 ./prepareMakeForDevelop.sh \
  && make check
diff --git a/docker/rocky8-pycv b/docker/rocky8-pycv
index 5b29e9c12d..3920b600bc 100644
--- a/docker/rocky8-pycv
+++ b/docker/rocky8-pycv
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ RUN source ./.bashrc \
  && cd plugins/pycv \
  && pip3 install --user pybind11  \
  && ln -s $(realpath ../../regtest/scripts) ./regtest/scripts \
- && ./prepareMakeForDevelop.sh \
+ && python_bin=python3 ./prepareMakeForDevelop.sh \
  && make check
diff --git a/plugins/pycv/prepareMakeForDevelop.sh b/plugins/pycv/prepareMakeForDevelop.sh
index a83d537fc5..61a04e7c57 100755
--- a/plugins/pycv/prepareMakeForDevelop.sh
+++ b/plugins/pycv/prepareMakeForDevelop.sh
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ fi
   ${plumed_program_name} --no-mpi config makefile_conf
   echo "PLUMED_KERNEL=${PLUMED_KERNEL}"
   echo "ADDCPPFLAGS=$(${python_config} --cflags --embed) $(${python_bin} -m pybind11 --includes) -I$(${plumed_program_name} --no-mpi info --include-dir)/plumed"
-  echo "ADDCLDFLAGS=$(PYCV_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(${python_config} --ldflags --embed)"
+  echo "ADDCLDFLAGS=${PYCV_EXTRA_LDFLAGS} $(${python_config} --ldflags --embed)"
 } > Make.inc
diff --git a/plugins/pycv/standaloneCompile.sh b/plugins/pycv/standaloneCompile.sh
index c9dcb74a10..cb1966ccc5 100755
--- a/plugins/pycv/standaloneCompile.sh
+++ b/plugins/pycv/standaloneCompile.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fi
 #-fvisibility=hidden is needed to correct the warnings for the visibility of some pybind11 functionalities
 export PLUMED_MKLIB_CFLAGS="$(${python_config} --cflags --embed) $(python -m pybind11 --includes) -fvisibility=hidden"
 
-export PLUMED_MKLIB_LDFLAGS="$(PYCV_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(${python_config} --ldflags --embed) $conda_fixup"
+export PLUMED_MKLIB_LDFLAGS="${PYCV_EXTRA_LDFLAGS} $(${python_config} --ldflags --embed) $conda_fixup"
 
 echo PLUMED_MKLIB_CFLAGS=$PLUMED_MKLIB_CFLAGS
 echo PLUMED_MKLIB_LDFLAGS=$PLUMED_MKLIB_LDFLAGS