diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/chibios.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/chibios.py
index 785bce15bc..6c998c14f2 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/chibios.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/chibios.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class upload_fw(Task.Task):
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             #if where.exe can't find the file it returns a non-zero result which throws this exception
             where_python = ""
-        if not where_python or "\Python\Python" not in where_python or "python.exe" not in where_python:
+        if "python.exe" not in where_python:
             print(self.get_full_wsl2_error_msg("Windows python.exe not found"))
             return False
         return True