diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 831b506df..946fef46b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -481,6 +481,13 @@ build_esp_matter_examples_pytest_C3_idf_v4_4:
     # idf v4.4 requires jinja < 3.1 so lets install the dependencies for idf v4.4
     - pip install -r requirements_idf_v4.4.txt
     - pip install -r tools/ci/requirements-build.txt
+    # hack the construct==2.10.54 to make it work with idf-v4.4, Python3.12
+    # imp is not present in Python3.12 so remove it
+    - wget https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/30/2f/e2e6bad1b80f744cf5c2a6d622e3dee698b43e6c040f980ae0ac0edd5e54/construct-2.10.54.tar.gz
+    - tar -xvzf construct-2.10.54.tar.gz
+    - sed -i 's/, imp$//g' construct-2.10.54/construct/core.py
+    - python3 -m pip install ./construct-2.10.54
+    - rm -rf construct-2.10.54*
     - python tools/ci/build_apps.py ./examples --pytest_c3
   variables:
     IDF_CHECKOUT_REF: "v4.4.3"
diff --git a/requirements_idf_v4.4.txt b/requirements_idf_v4.4.txt
index 797438700..c33a1805a 100644
--- a/requirements_idf_v4.4.txt
+++ b/requirements_idf_v4.4.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ urllib3<2
 # esp-secure-cert-tool (dependency of esp-matter-mfg-tool) requires construct>=2.10.70
 # but ESP-IDF v4.4 hard pins construct==2.10.54, creating an unsolvable conflict
 # esp-matter-mfg-tool>=1.0.4
-construct==2.10.54