diff --git a/piptools/repositories/pypi.py b/piptools/repositories/pypi.py
index 5a4448e3f..ba3421b24 100644
--- a/piptools/repositories/pypi.py
+++ b/piptools/repositories/pypi.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from click import progressbar
 from pip._internal.cache import WheelCache
+from pip._internal.cli.cmdoptions import make_target_python
 from pip._internal.commands import create_command
 from pip._internal.commands.install import InstallCommand
 from pip._internal.index.package_finder import PackageFinder
@@ -74,8 +75,9 @@ def __init__(self, pip_args: list[str], cache_dir: str):
 
         self._options: optparse.Values = options
         self._session = self.command._build_session(options)
+        target_python = make_target_python(options)
         self._finder = self.command._build_package_finder(
-            options=options, session=self.session
+            options=options, session=self.session, target_python=target_python
         )
 
         # Caches