diff --git a/misc/config_tools/board_inspector/cli.py b/misc/config_tools/board_inspector/cli.py
index aae880113..d178bfff7 100755
--- a/misc/config_tools/board_inspector/cli.py
+++ b/misc/config_tools/board_inspector/cli.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def main(board_name, board_xml, args):
     try:
         # First invoke the legacy board parser to create the board XML ...
         legacy_parser = os.path.join(script_dir, "legacy", "board_parser.py")
-        env = { "PYTHONPATH": script_dir }
+        env = { "PYTHONPATH": script_dir, "PATH": os.environ["PATH"] }
         subprocess.run([sys.executable, legacy_parser, args.board_name, "--out", board_xml], check=True, env=env)
 
         # ... then load the created board XML and append it with additional data by invoking the extractors.