diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.1.3.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.1.3.bb
index ef2f01fd46..310694ade7 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.1.3.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.1.3.bb
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
 export LINK_SYSTEM_LIBGPIOD = "1"
 
 do_compile_ptest() {
-    ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python3-native/python3 build_tests.py
+    setup_target_config
+    nativepython3 build_tests.py
 }
 
 do_install_ptest() {