diff --git a/matlab/Makefile b/matlab/Makefile
index 69d17725ab3..90c073c9766 100644
--- a/matlab/Makefile
+++ b/matlab/Makefile
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $(icetoolbox_file):: $(icethunk_target) $(slice2matlab_path) $(lang_srcdir)/lib/
 	cp -rf $(cpp_bindir)/slice2matlab $(lang_srcdir)/toolbox/build/
 	# Doc files
 	cp -rf $(lang_srcdir)/toolbox/doc $(lang_srcdir)/toolbox/build
-	/opt/hostedtoolcache/MATLAB/2023.2.999/x64/bin/matlab -nodisplay -r "addFolderToPath /buildir" || true
+	/opt/hostedtoolcache/MATLAB/2023.2.999/x64/bin/matlab -nodisplay -r "addFolderToPath ./toolbox/build" || true
 	cd $(lang_srcdir)/toolbox && $(MATLAB_HOME)/bin/matlab -nodisplay -r "addFolderToPath '`realpath build`'"
 	cd $(lang_srcdir)/toolbox && $(MATLAB_HOME)/bin/matlab -nodisplay -r "buildToolbox '$(version)'"
 	cd $(lang_srcdir)/toolbox && $(MATLAB_HOME)/bin/matlab -nodisplay -r "removeFolderFromPath '`realpath build`'"