diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake
index 876a86934b1..1dfce4d3d4a 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ set(HostTools_FOUND TRUE)
 set(HOSTTOOLS_FOUND TRUE)
 build_info(toolchain name VALUE ${ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT})
 string(TOUPPER ${ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT} zephyr_toolchain_variant_upper)
-build_info(toolchain path VALUE "${${zephyr_toolchain_variant_upper}_TOOLCHAIN_PATH}")
+build_info(toolchain path PATH "${${zephyr_toolchain_variant_upper}_TOOLCHAIN_PATH}")
diff --git a/cmake/modules/dts.cmake b/cmake/modules/dts.cmake
index 94bb6482739..705de97d874 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/dts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/dts.cmake
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ set(dts_files
 if(DTC_OVERLAY_FILE)
   zephyr_list(TRANSFORM DTC_OVERLAY_FILE NORMALIZE_PATHS
               OUTPUT_VARIABLE DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST)
-  build_info(devicetree user-files VALUE ${DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
+  build_info(devicetree user-files PATH ${DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
   list(APPEND
     dts_files
     ${DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST}
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ endif()
 if(EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE)
   zephyr_list(TRANSFORM EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE NORMALIZE_PATHS
               OUTPUT_VARIABLE EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST)
-  build_info(devicetree extra-user-files VALUE ${EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
+  build_info(devicetree extra-user-files PATH ${EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
   list(APPEND
     dts_files
     ${EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST}
@@ -390,6 +390,6 @@ elseif(stderr)
 endif()
 endif(DTC)
 
-build_info(devicetree files VALUE ${dts_files})
-build_info(devicetree include-dirs VALUE ${DTS_ROOT_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-build_info(devicetree bindings-dirs VALUE ${DTS_ROOT_BINDINGS})
+build_info(devicetree files PATH ${dts_files})
+build_info(devicetree include-dirs PATH ${DTS_ROOT_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+build_info(devicetree bindings-dirs PATH ${DTS_ROOT_BINDINGS})
diff --git a/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake b/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
index 066e0422e49..23c30789b73 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
@@ -3596,7 +3596,8 @@ function(topological_sort)
 endfunction()
 
 # Usage:
-#   build_info(<tag>... VALUE <value>...)
+#   build_info(<tag>... VALUE <value>... )
+#   build_info(<tag>... PATH  <path>... )
 #
 # This function populates updates the build_info.yml info file with exchangable build information
 # related to the current build.
@@ -3613,11 +3614,20 @@ endfunction()
 # <tag>...: One of the pre-defined valid CMake keys supported by build info or vendor-specific.
 #           See 'scripts/schemas/build-schema.yml' CMake section for valid tags.
 # VALUE <value>... : value(s) to place in the build_info.yml file.
+# PATH  <path>... : path(s) to place in the build_info.yml file. All paths are converted to CMake
+#                   style. If no conversion is required, for example when paths are already
+#                   guaranteed to be CMake style, then VALUE can also be used.
 function(build_info)
+  set(convert_path FALSE)
   set(arg_list ${ARGV})
   list(FIND arg_list VALUE index)
   if(index EQUAL -1)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION}(...) missing a required argument: VALUE")
+    list(FIND arg_list PATH index)
+    set(convert_path TRUE)
+  endif()
+
+  if(index EQUAL -1)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION}(...) missing a required argument: VALUE or PATH")
   endif()
 
   yaml_context(EXISTS NAME build_info result)
@@ -3635,6 +3645,15 @@ function(build_info)
   list(SUBLIST arg_list ${index} -1 values)
   list(POP_FRONT values)
 
+  if(convert_path)
+    set(converted_values)
+    foreach(val ${values})
+      cmake_path(SET cmake_path "${val}")
+      list(APPEND converted_values "${cmake_path}")
+    endforeach()
+    set(values "${converted_values}")
+  endif()
+
   if(ARGV0 STREQUAL "vendor-specific")
     set(type VALUE)
   else()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake
index 43e73511768..97086cdf19d 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ set(PARSED_KCONFIG_SOURCES_TXT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/kconfig/sources.txt)
 if(CONF_FILE)
   string(CONFIGURE "${CONF_FILE}" CONF_FILE_EXPANDED)
   string(REPLACE " " ";" CONF_FILE_AS_LIST "${CONF_FILE_EXPANDED}")
-  build_info(kconfig user-files VALUE ${CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
+  build_info(kconfig user-files PATH ${CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
 endif()
 
 if(EXTRA_CONF_FILE)
   string(CONFIGURE "${EXTRA_CONF_FILE}" EXTRA_CONF_FILE_EXPANDED)
   string(REPLACE " " ";" EXTRA_CONF_FILE_AS_LIST "${EXTRA_CONF_FILE_EXPANDED}")
-  build_info(kconfig extra-user-files VALUE ${EXTRA_CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
+  build_info(kconfig extra-user-files PATH ${EXTRA_CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
 endif()
 
 zephyr_file(CONF_FILES ${BOARD_EXTENSION_DIRS} KCONF board_extension_conf_files SUFFIX ${FILE_SUFFIX})
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ endif()
 if(CREATE_NEW_DOTCONFIG)
   set(input_configs_flags --handwritten-input-configs)
   set(input_configs ${merge_config_files} ${FORCED_CONF_FILE})
-  build_info(kconfig files VALUE ${input_configs})
+  build_info(kconfig files PATH ${input_configs})
 else()
   set(input_configs ${DOTCONFIG} ${FORCED_CONF_FILE})
 endif()