diff --git a/scripts/tests/local.py b/scripts/tests/local.py
index 67ed679d372b42..e49b0bb6771d42 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/local.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/local.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import glob
 import logging
 import os
+import platform
 import shlex
 import stat
 import subprocess
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ def _get_native_machine_target():
     """
     Returns the build prefix for applications, such as 'linux-x64'.
     """
-    current_system_info = uname()
+    current_system_info = platform.uname()
     arch = current_system_info.machine
     if arch == 'x86_64':
         arch = 'x64'