diff --git a/tools/build_venv.sh b/tools/build_venv.sh
index cfa39a82e0..a439163b5d 100755
--- a/tools/build_venv.sh
+++ b/tools/build_venv.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [[ -z "$TOP_DIR" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Build new venv
-virtualenv $VENV_DEST
+python$PYTHON3_VERSION -m venv --system-site-packages $VENV_DEST
 
 # Install modern pip
 PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV=$VENV_DEST pip_install -U pip