diff --git a/packages/typespec-python/scripts/install.py b/packages/typespec-python/scripts/install.py
index 7e217cb642..83ad20445e 100644
--- a/packages/typespec-python/scripts/install.py
+++ b/packages/typespec-python/scripts/install.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 
 def main():
-    venv_path = _ROOT_DIR / "venv"
+    venv_path = _ROOT_DIR / "pygen" / "venv"
     if venv_path.exists():
         env_builder = venv.EnvBuilder(with_pip=True)
         venv_context = env_builder.ensure_directories(venv_path)
diff --git a/packages/typespec-python/scripts/prepare.py b/packages/typespec-python/scripts/prepare.py
index 3c728d1e09..fe29b6da61 100644
--- a/packages/typespec-python/scripts/prepare.py
+++ b/packages/typespec-python/scripts/prepare.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 
 def main():
-    venv_path = _ROOT_DIR / "venv"
+    venv_path = _ROOT_DIR / "pygen" / "venv"
     venv_prexists = venv_path.exists()
 
     assert venv_prexists  # Otherwise install was not done
diff --git a/packages/typespec-python/scripts/run_tsp.py b/packages/typespec-python/scripts/run_tsp.py
index 311e470ba5..5365d316bb 100644
--- a/packages/typespec-python/scripts/run_tsp.py
+++ b/packages/typespec-python/scripts/run_tsp.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    venv_path = _ROOT_DIR / "venv"
+    venv_path = _ROOT_DIR / "pygen" / "venv"
     venv_prexists = venv_path.exists()
 
     assert venv_prexists  # Otherwise install was not done