diff --git a/scripts/build/builders/host.py b/scripts/build/builders/host.py
index 161f9d35870ce5..428a29741f61f2 100644
--- a/scripts/build/builders/host.py
+++ b/scripts/build/builders/host.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def __init__(self, root, runner, app: HostApp, board=HostBoard.NATIVE, enable_ip
         elif app == HostApp.PYTHON_BINDINGS:
             self.extra_gn_options.append('enable_rtti=false')
             self.extra_gn_options.append('chip_project_config_include_dirs=["//config/python"]')
-            self.build_command = 'python'
+            self.build_command = 'chip-repl'
 
     def GnBuildArgs(self):
         if self.board == HostBoard.NATIVE:
diff --git a/scripts/build/testdata/build_linux_on_x64.txt b/scripts/build/testdata/build_linux_on_x64.txt
index 33118450a90e8e..1505d8900f0b4d 100644
--- a/scripts/build/testdata/build_linux_on_x64.txt
+++ b/scripts/build/testdata/build_linux_on_x64.txt
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ ninja -C {out}/linux-arm64-ota-requestor
 ninja -C {out}/linux-arm64-ota-requestor-ipv6only
 
 # Building linux-arm64-python-bindings
-ninja -C {out}/linux-arm64-python-bindings python
+ninja -C {out}/linux-arm64-python-bindings chip-repl
 
 # Building linux-arm64-shell
 ninja -C {out}/linux-arm64-shell
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ ninja -C {out}/linux-x64-ota-requestor
 ninja -C {out}/linux-x64-ota-requestor-ipv6only
 
 # Building linux-x64-python-bindings
-ninja -C {out}/linux-x64-python-bindings python
+ninja -C {out}/linux-x64-python-bindings chip-repl
 
 # Building linux-x64-rpc-console
 ninja -C {out}/linux-x64-rpc-console