diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2d88762bb5..0675a94461 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ benchmarks-build:
   script:
     - time cargo build --profile production --locked --features runtime-benchmarks
     - mkdir artifacts
-    - cp $CARGO_TARGET_DIR/production/polkadot-collator ./artifacts/
+    - cp target/production/polkadot-collator ./artifacts/
 
 benchmarks:
   stage:                           benchmarks-run