diff --git a/src/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py b/src/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py
index 47f031df7..347d1b351 100644
--- a/src/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py
+++ b/src/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py
@@ -216,6 +216,15 @@ def _copy_file_scripts(self, wheel: zipfile.ZipFile) -> None:
             )
 
     def _run_build_command(self, setup: Path) -> None:
+        if self._editable:
+            subprocess.check_call(
+                [
+                    self.executable.as_posix(),
+                    str(setup),
+                    "build_ext",
+                    "--inplace",
+                ]
+            )
         subprocess.check_call(
             [
                 self.executable.as_posix(),