diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 035699bbf68064..fbf22dbcc4c3a0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1493,7 +1493,8 @@ cpplint: lint-cpp
 # Try with '--system' if it fails without; the system may have set '--user'
 lint-py-build:
 	$(info Pip installing ruff linter on $(shell $(PYTHON) --version)...)
-	$(PYTHON) -m pip install --upgrade --user ruff
+	$(PYTHON) -m pip install --upgrade --target tools/pip/site-packages ruff || \
+		$(PYTHON) -m pip install --upgrade --system -target tools/pip/site-packages ruff
 
 .PHONY: lint-py
 # Lints the Python code with ruff.