diff --git a/tools/ci/test_build_system_cmake.sh b/tools/ci/test_build_system_cmake.sh
index a1be54e4a..43f64fd37 100755
--- a/tools/ci/test_build_system_cmake.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/test_build_system_cmake.sh
@@ -593,8 +593,7 @@ endmenu\n" >> ${IDF_PATH}/Kconfig;
     git worktree remove ../esp-idf-template-test
 
     print_status "Defaults set properly for unspecified idf_build_process args"
-    pushd .
-    cd $IDF_PATH/examples/build_system/cmake/idf_as_lib
+    pushd $IDF_PATH/examples/build_system/cmake/idf_as_lib
     cp CMakeLists.txt CMakeLists.txt.bak
     echo -e "\nidf_build_get_property(project_dir PROJECT_DIR)" >> CMakeLists.txt
     echo -e "\nmessage(\"Project directory: \${project_dir}\")" >> CMakeLists.txt