diff --git a/scripts/build_wheel.py b/scripts/build_wheel.py
index a00c6ace33..cdf0082f56 100755
--- a/scripts/build_wheel.py
+++ b/scripts/build_wheel.py
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ def main(*,
         )
 
     if install:
-        build_run(f"\"{venv_python}\" -m pip install -e .[devel]")
+        build_run(f"\"{sys.executable}\" -m pip install -e .[devel]")
 
 
 def add_arguments(parser: ArgumentParser):