diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake
index 876a86934b1..1dfce4d3d4a 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ set(HostTools_FOUND TRUE)
 set(HOSTTOOLS_FOUND TRUE)
 build_info(toolchain name VALUE ${ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT})
 string(TOUPPER ${ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT} zephyr_toolchain_variant_upper)
-build_info(toolchain path VALUE "${${zephyr_toolchain_variant_upper}_TOOLCHAIN_PATH}")
+build_info(toolchain path PATH "${${zephyr_toolchain_variant_upper}_TOOLCHAIN_PATH}")
diff --git a/cmake/modules/dts.cmake b/cmake/modules/dts.cmake
index 02fed1b4a8f..16b497d5737 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/dts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/dts.cmake
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ set(dts_files
 if(DTC_OVERLAY_FILE)
   zephyr_list(TRANSFORM DTC_OVERLAY_FILE NORMALIZE_PATHS
               OUTPUT_VARIABLE DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST)
-  build_info(devicetree user-files VALUE ${DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
+  build_info(devicetree user-files PATH ${DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
   list(APPEND
     dts_files
     ${DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ endif()
 if(EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE)
   zephyr_list(TRANSFORM EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE NORMALIZE_PATHS
               OUTPUT_VARIABLE EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST)
-  build_info(devicetree extra-user-files VALUE ${EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
+  build_info(devicetree extra-user-files PATH ${EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
   list(APPEND
     dts_files
     ${EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST}
@@ -416,6 +416,6 @@ elseif(stderr)
 endif()
 endif(DTC)
 
-build_info(devicetree files VALUE ${dts_files})
-build_info(devicetree include-dirs VALUE ${DTS_ROOT_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-build_info(devicetree bindings-dirs VALUE ${DTS_ROOT_BINDINGS})
+build_info(devicetree files PATH ${dts_files})
+build_info(devicetree include-dirs PATH ${DTS_ROOT_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+build_info(devicetree bindings-dirs PATH ${DTS_ROOT_BINDINGS})
diff --git a/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake
index 3f7310aabb5..0273d39bf85 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ set(PARSED_KCONFIG_SOURCES_TXT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/kconfig/sources.txt)
 if(CONF_FILE)
   string(CONFIGURE "${CONF_FILE}" CONF_FILE_EXPANDED)
   string(REPLACE " " ";" CONF_FILE_AS_LIST "${CONF_FILE_EXPANDED}")
-  build_info(kconfig user-files VALUE ${CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
+  build_info(kconfig user-files PATH ${CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
 endif()
 
 if(EXTRA_CONF_FILE)
   string(CONFIGURE "${EXTRA_CONF_FILE}" EXTRA_CONF_FILE_EXPANDED)
   string(REPLACE " " ";" EXTRA_CONF_FILE_AS_LIST "${EXTRA_CONF_FILE_EXPANDED}")
-  build_info(kconfig extra-user-files VALUE ${EXTRA_CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
+  build_info(kconfig extra-user-files PATH ${EXTRA_CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
 endif()
 
 zephyr_file(CONF_FILES ${BOARD_EXTENSION_DIRS} KCONF board_extension_conf_files SUFFIX ${FILE_SUFFIX})
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ endif()
 if(CREATE_NEW_DOTCONFIG)
   set(input_configs_flags --handwritten-input-configs)
   set(input_configs ${merge_config_files} ${FORCED_CONF_FILE})
-  build_info(kconfig files VALUE ${input_configs})
+  build_info(kconfig files PATH ${input_configs})
 else()
   set(input_configs ${DOTCONFIG} ${FORCED_CONF_FILE})
 endif()