diff --git a/python/ruff/__main__.py b/python/ruff/__main__.py
index fa8c656f32..9db95031bc 100644
--- a/python/ruff/__main__.py
+++ b/python/ruff/__main__.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ def find_ruff_bin() -> str:
 
     ruff_exe = "ruff" + sysconfig.get_config_var("EXE")
 
-    path = os.path.join(sysconfig.get_path("scripts"), ruff_exe)
-    if os.path.isfile(path):
-        return path
+    scripts_path = os.path.join(sysconfig.get_path("scripts"), ruff_exe)
+    if os.path.isfile(scripts_path):
+        return scripts_path
 
     if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
         user_scheme = sysconfig.get_preferred_scheme("user")
@@ -21,11 +21,19 @@ def find_ruff_bin() -> str:
     else:
         user_scheme = "posix_user"
 
-    path = os.path.join(sysconfig.get_path("scripts", scheme=user_scheme), ruff_exe)
-    if os.path.isfile(path):
-        return path
+    user_path = os.path.join(
+        sysconfig.get_path("scripts", scheme=user_scheme), ruff_exe
+    )
+    if os.path.isfile(user_path):
+        return user_path
 
-    raise FileNotFoundError(path)
+    # Search in `bin` adjacent to package root (as created by `pip install --target`).
+    pkg_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+    target_path = os.path.join(pkg_root, "bin", ruff_exe)
+    if os.path.isfile(target_path):
+        return target_path
+
+    raise FileNotFoundError(scripts_path)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":