diff --git i/sshuttle/client.py w/sshuttle/client.py
index 29c3dfa..da813ed 100644
--- i/sshuttle/client.py
+++ w/sshuttle/client.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class FirewallClient:
     def __init__(self, method_name, sudo_pythonpath):
         self.auto_nets = []
 
-        argvbase = ([sys.executable, sys.argv[0]] +
+        argvbase = ([sys.argv[0]] +
                     ['-v'] * (helpers.verbose or 0) +
                     ['--method', method_name] +
                     ['--firewall'])