diff --git a/mlir/test/lit.cfg.py b/mlir/test/lit.cfg.py
index f162f9a00efa7..c28623123d999 100644
--- a/mlir/test/lit.cfg.py
+++ b/mlir/test/lit.cfg.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def find_real_python_interpreter():
     if sys.prefix != sys.base_prefix:
         copied_python = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "bin", "copied-python")
     else:
-        copied_python = os.path.join(config.lldb_build_directory, "copied-python")
+        copied_python = os.path.join(config.mlir_obj_root, "copied-python")
 
     # Avoid doing any work if we already copied the binary.
     if os.path.isfile(copied_python):