diff --git a/bob/devtools/build.py b/bob/devtools/build.py
index 1b6492034ef329e190f22d6f83f92147c78aaef1..ff54a4e6493843e0939ef78cd31987b1f2c65f4f 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/build.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/build.py
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ def base_build(
         )
 
     # if you get to this point, just builds the package(s)
-    logger.info("Building %s", path)
+    logger.info("Building %s", recipe_dir)
     return conda_build.api.build(recipe_dir, config=conda_config)