diff --git a/scripts/py_matter_idl/BUILD.gn b/scripts/py_matter_idl/BUILD.gn
index bd1975afe3b4c0..81f5be3be554b4 100644
--- a/scripts/py_matter_idl/BUILD.gn
+++ b/scripts/py_matter_idl/BUILD.gn
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pw_python_package("matter_idl") {
   sources = matter_idl_generator_sources
 
   tests = [
+    "matter_idl/test_backwards_compatibility.py",
     "matter_idl/test_matter_idl_parser.py",
     "matter_idl/test_generators.py",
     "matter_idl/test_xml_parser.py",