diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 770baac13512db79af02e5b3ac0558a7c207e96e..89e70d8f57f72c8a1a7c6d91a5f6cec31ad1e908 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ check:links:
    allow_failure: true
    before_script:
      - cp .tmp/whitelist.txt build/.
-     - cp -r "$(pwd)"/build /check
-   script:
+     - cp -r build /check
      - cd /
+   script:
      - python link_check.py
 
 # generate