diff --git a/scripts/build_python.sh b/scripts/build_python.sh
index 5a0a12f9df84fe..2bb29a5b3c4efc 100755
--- a/scripts/build_python.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_python.sh
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ source "$CHIP_ROOT/scripts/activate.sh"
 [[ -n "$chip_case_retry_delta" ]] && chip_case_retry_arg="chip_case_retry_delta=$chip_case_retry_delta" || chip_case_retry_arg=""
 [[ -n "$pregen_dir" ]] && pregen_dir_arg="chip_code_pre_generated_directory=\"$pregen_dir\"" || pregen_dir_arg=""
 
-gn --root="$CHIP_ROOT" gen "$OUTPUT_ROOT" --args="chip_detail_logging=$chip_detail_logging enable_pylib=$enable_pybindings enable_rtti=$enable_pybindings chip_project_config_include_dirs=[\"//config/python\"] $chip_mdns_arg $chip_case_retry_arg $pregen_dir_arg"
+gn --root="$CHIP_ROOT" gen "$OUTPUT_ROOT" --args="matter_enable_tracing_support=true chip_detail_logging=$chip_detail_logging enable_pylib=$enable_pybindings enable_rtti=$enable_pybindings chip_project_config_include_dirs=[\"//config/python\"] $chip_mdns_arg $chip_case_retry_arg $pregen_dir_arg"
 
 function ninja_target() {
     # Print the ninja target required to build a gn label.