diff --git a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/legacyIOC.ts b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/legacyIOC.ts
index 97ac3f6bac90..e25b1589dd81 100644
--- a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/legacyIOC.ts
+++ b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/legacyIOC.ts
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ class ComponentAdapter implements IComponentAdapter {
         const query: PythonLocatorQuery = {
             searchLocations: {
                 roots: [workspaceFolder.uri],
+                doNotIncludeNonRooted: true,
             },
         };
         if (options?.ignoreCache) {