diff --git a/tests/scripts/components-compliance.sh b/tests/scripts/components-compliance.sh
index 8b51f10ee7..16a306da13 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/components-compliance.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/components-compliance.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ component_test_psa_compliance () {
     CC=gcc make -C library libmbedcrypto.a
 
     msg "unit test: test_psa_compliance.py"
-    CC=gcc ./tests/scripts/test_psa_compliance.py
+    CC=gcc ./tests/scripts/test_psa_compliance.py --build-dir="."
 }
 
 support_test_psa_compliance () {