diff --git a/src/poetry/utils/env/env_manager.py b/src/poetry/utils/env/env_manager.py
index a0fd02463df..8956d9dc51f 100644
--- a/src/poetry/utils/env/env_manager.py
+++ b/src/poetry/utils/env/env_manager.py
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ def build_venv(
         args = [
             "--no-download",
             "--no-periodic-update",
-            "--python",
+            "--try-first-with",
             executable_str or sys.executable,
         ]