diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8547f25c59269e395da00fab7cb87b9c100e113b..a1be383d98af509790a853925bcc303d40d5802c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ stages:
   - make install
 
 .build_and_test_template: &build_and_test_definition
-  - cd ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/ci_deps
+  - cd ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}
   - mkdir -pv build
   - cd build
   - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON ..