diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/compat.rb b/Library/Homebrew/compat.rb
index b82a492f60..9a2cf29459 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/compat.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/compat.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "compat/cask/dsl/version"
+require "compat/language/python"
 require "compat/requirements/macos_requirement"
 require "compat/formula"
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/compat/language/python.rb b/Library/Homebrew/compat/language/python.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54784465ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/compat/language/python.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Language
+  module Python
+    class << self
+      module Compat
+        def rewrite_python_shebang(python_path)
+          Pathname.pwd.find do |f|
+            Utils::Shebang.rewrite_shebang(Shebang.python_shebang_rewrite_info(python_path), f)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      prepend Compat
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb b/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb
index 01f47d71fc..caaa6cb6a4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ module Language
       ]
     end
 
-    def self.rewrite_python_shebang(python_path)
-      Pathname.pwd.find { |f| Utils::Shebang.rewrite_shebang(Shebang.python_shebang_rewrite_info(python_path), f) }
-    end
-
     # Mixin module for {Formula} adding shebang rewrite features.
     module Shebang
       module_function