diff --git a/examples/build.gradle.kts b/examples/build.gradle.kts
index 5b8a16f4..d4970e94 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/build.gradle.kts
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ tasks {
 
 tasks.register("CompileZenohJNI") {
     project.exec {
-        commandLine("cargo", "build", "--release", "--manifest-path", "../zenoh-jni/Cargo.toml")
+        commandLine("cargo", "build", "--release", "--manifest-path", "./zenoh-jni/Cargo.toml")
     }
 }
diff --git a/zenoh-java/build.gradle.kts b/zenoh-java/build.gradle.kts
index d8868a85..2e22e887 100644
--- a/zenoh-java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/zenoh-java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ fun buildZenohJNI(mode: BuildMode = BuildMode.DEBUG) {
     }
 
     val result = project.exec {
-        commandLine(*(cargoCommand.toTypedArray()), "--manifest-path", "../zenoh-jni/Cargo.toml")
+        commandLine(*(cargoCommand.toTypedArray()), "--manifest-path", "./zenoh-jni/Cargo.toml")
     }
 
     if (result.exitValue != 0) {