diff --git a/tools/test_build_system/conftest.py b/tools/test_build_system/conftest.py
index a575cf5696..2236d4ca0a 100644
--- a/tools/test_build_system/conftest.py
+++ b/tools/test_build_system/conftest.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ def idf_copy(session_work_dir: Path, request: FixtureRequest) -> typing.Generato
     shutil.copytree(path_from, path_to, ignore=ignore, symlinks=True)
 
     orig_idf_path = os.environ['IDF_PATH']
+    os.environ['IDF_PATH'] = str(path_to)
 
     yield Path(path_to)