diff --git a/scripts/build/builders/host.py b/scripts/build/builders/host.py
index a599b0f6e6c3cf..faa664b558c15d 100644
--- a/scripts/build/builders/host.py
+++ b/scripts/build/builders/host.py
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ def __init__(self, root, runner, app: HostApp, board=HostBoard.NATIVE,
         self.extra_gn_options = []
         self.build_env = {}
 
-        if board == HostBoard.ARM64:
-            self.build_env['PKG_CONFIG_PATH'] = os.path.join(self.SysRootPath('SYSROOT_AARCH64'), 'lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig')
-
         if enable_rpcs:
             self.extra_gn_options.append('import("//with_pw_rpc.gni")')
 
@@ -348,6 +345,9 @@ def GnBuildArgs(self):
             raise Exception('Unknown host board type: %r' % self)
 
     def GnBuildEnv(self):
+        if self.board == HostBoard.ARM64:
+            self.build_env['PKG_CONFIG_PATH'] = os.path.join(
+                self.SysRootPath('SYSROOT_AARCH64'), 'lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig')
         return self.build_env
 
     def SysRootPath(self, name):
@@ -366,20 +366,26 @@ def PreBuildCommand(self):
         if self.app == HostApp.TESTS and self.use_coverage:
             self._Execute(['ninja', '-C', self.output_dir, 'default'], title="Build-only")
             self._Execute(['find', os.path.join(self.output_dir, 'obj/src/'), '-depth',
-                          '-name', 'tests', '-exec', 'rm -rf {} \;'], title="Cleanup unit tests")
-            self._Execute(['lcov', '--initial', '--capture', '--directory', os.path.join(self.output_dir, 'obj'), '--exclude', os.path.join(self.chip_dir, 'zzz_generated/*'), '--exclude', os.path.join(self.chip_dir, 'third_party/*'), '--exclude', '/usr/include/*',
-                          '--output-file', os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'lcov_base.info')], title="Initial coverage baseline")
+                           '-name', 'tests', '-exec', 'rm -rf {} \\;'], title="Cleanup unit tests")
+            self._Execute(['lcov', '--initial', '--capture', '--directory', os.path.join(self.output_dir, 'obj'),
+                           '--exclude', os.path.join(self.chip_dir, 'zzz_generated/*'),
+                           '--exclude', os.path.join(self.chip_dir, 'third_party/*'),
+                           '--exclude', '/usr/include/*',
+                           '--output-file', os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'lcov_base.info')], title="Initial coverage baseline")
 
     def PostBuildCommand(self):
         if self.app == HostApp.TESTS and self.use_coverage:
-            self._Execute(['lcov', '--capture', '--directory', os.path.join(self.output_dir, 'obj'), '--exclude', os.path.join(self.chip_dir, 'zzz_generated/*'), '--exclude', os.path.join(self.chip_dir, 'third_party/*'), '--exclude', '/usr/include/*',
-                          '--output-file', os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'lcov_test.info')], title="Update coverage")
+            self._Execute(['lcov', '--capture', '--directory', os.path.join(self.output_dir, 'obj'),
+                           '--exclude', os.path.join(self.chip_dir, 'zzz_generated/*'),
+                           '--exclude', os.path.join(self.chip_dir, 'third_party/*'),
+                           '--exclude', '/usr/include/*',
+                           '--output-file', os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'lcov_test.info')], title="Update coverage")
             self._Execute(['lcov', '--add-tracefile', os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'lcov_base.info'),
                            '--add-tracefile', os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'lcov_test.info'),
                            '--output-file', os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'lcov_final.info')
                            ], title="Final coverage info")
             self._Execute(['genhtml', os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'lcov_final.info'), '--output-directory',
-                          os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'html')], title="HTML coverage")
+                           os.path.join(self.coverage_dir, 'html')], title="HTML coverage")
 
     def build_outputs(self):
         outputs = {}