diff --git a/nox/virtualenv.py b/nox/virtualenv.py
index dcf2b0f7..cf5a5b0e 100644
--- a/nox/virtualenv.py
+++ b/nox/virtualenv.py
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ def _resolved_interpreter(self) -> str:
             self._resolved = cleaned_interpreter
             return self._resolved
 
-        if HAS_UV and UV_PYTHON_SUPPORT:
+        if self.venv_backend == "uv" and HAS_UV and UV_PYTHON_SUPPORT:
             uv_python_success = uv_install_python(cleaned_interpreter)
             if uv_python_success:
                 self._resolved = cleaned_interpreter