diff --git a/components/esptool_py/project_include.cmake b/components/esptool_py/project_include.cmake
index 6163529b2..2194bc62c 100644
--- a/components/esptool_py/project_include.cmake
+++ b/components/esptool_py/project_include.cmake
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function(esptool_py_custom_target target_name flasher_filename dependencies)
         -D ESPTOOLPY="${ESPTOOLPY}"
         -D ESPTOOL_ARGS="write_flash;@flash_${flasher_filename}_args"
         -D ESPTOOL_WORKING_DIR="${IDF_BUILD_ARTIFACTS_DIR}"
-        -P run_esptool.cmake
+        -P ${IDF_PATH}/components/esptool_py/run_esptool.cmake
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
         USES_TERMINAL
         )