diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/run_utils.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/run_utils.py
index a1dd479bfd37f..482cd6e49d1dc 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/run_utils.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/run_utils.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def assert_prek_installed():
     need_to_reinstall_prek = False
     try:
         command_result = run_command(
-            ["prek", "--version"],
+            [python_executable, "-m", "prek", "--version"],
             capture_output=True,
             text=True,
             check=False,