diff --git a/backends/platform/libretro/.gitlab-ci.yml b/backends/platform/libretro/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9a6c7b323f1..c01ba20bc6a 100644
--- a/backends/platform/libretro/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/backends/platform/libretro/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Core definitions
 .core-defs:
   variables:
-    JNI_PATH: backends/platform/libretro/build
+    JNI_PATH: backends/platform/libretro
     MAKEFILE_PATH: backends/platform/libretro
     CORENAME: scummvm