diff --git a/rockbuilder_cfg.py b/rockbuilder_cfg.py
index 9b0134d..7209ed1 100755
--- a/rockbuilder_cfg.py
+++ b/rockbuilder_cfg.py
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ def process_therock_rocm_sdk_build():
     ret = True
     try:
         fname_cfg = rcb_const.RCB__APP_CFG_DEFAULT_BASE_DIR + "/" + rcb_const.RCB__THEROCK_CFG_NAME
-        therock_cmd_build = ["python", "rockbuilder.py", fname_cfg]
+        therock_cmd_build = [sys.executable, "rockbuilder.py", fname_cfg]
         subprocess.run(therock_cmd_build)
     except  Exception as ex:
         print("ROCM SDK build error with the therock.cfg:")