diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 95b7aeda38..bb72a4a36f 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -924,8 +924,13 @@ $(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/, $(SONIC_PYTHON_WHEELS)) : $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PA
 ifneq ($(CROSS_BUILD_ENVIRON),y)
 		# Use pip instead of later setup.py to install dependencies into user home, but uninstall self
 		pip$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) install . && pip$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) uninstall --yes `python$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) setup.py --name`
+ifeq ($(BLDENV),bookworm)
+		if [ ! "$($*_TEST)" = "n" ]; then pip$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) install ".[testing]" && pip$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) uninstall --yes `python$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) setup.py --name` && python$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) -m pytest $(LOG); fi
+		python$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) -m build -n $(LOG)
+else
 		if [ ! "$($*_TEST)" = "n" ]; then python$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) setup.py test $(LOG); fi
 		python$($*_PYTHON_VERSION) setup.py bdist_wheel $(LOG)
+endif
 else
 		{
 			export PATH=$(VIRTENV_BIN_CROSS_PYTHON$($*_PYTHON_VERSION)):${PATH}