diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py
index c539d7780efee10b4470dd9f29b3dbade59f7a54..c50b6f8f5a91c383caf125ef94f06d714070d611 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def build(recipe_dir, python, condarc, config, no_test, append_file,
   # dump packages at base environment
   prefix = get_env_directory(os.environ['CONDA_EXE'], 'base')
   condarc_options['croot'] = os.path.join(prefix, 'conda-bld')
+  condarc_options['envs_dir'] = os.path.join(args.conda_root, 'envs')
 
   conda_config = make_conda_config(config, python, append_file,
       condarc_options)