diff --git a/examples/build.gradle.kts b/examples/build.gradle.kts
index 6bbf7e92..c1b474d9 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/build.gradle.kts
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@ 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-kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/zenoh-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index cb0c2d25..f17c3e73 100644
--- a/zenoh-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/zenoh-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ 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) {