diff --git a/packages/aws-serverless/scripts/buildLambdaLayer.ts b/packages/aws-serverless/scripts/buildLambdaLayer.ts
index 23811cc91807..388cc4a0b238 100644
--- a/packages/aws-serverless/scripts/buildLambdaLayer.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-serverless/scripts/buildLambdaLayer.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function getAllFiles(dir: string): string[] {
 
 function buildPackageJson(): void {
   console.log('Building package.json');
-  const packagesDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+  const packagesDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../..');
   const packageDirs = fs
     .readdirSync(packagesDir, { withFileTypes: true })
     .filter(dirent => dirent.isDirectory())