diff --git a/.github/workflows/ibis-backends.yml b/.github/workflows/ibis-backends.yml
index 103ebc6f6ff4..6ed33e156b2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ibis-backends.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ibis-backends.yml
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: install datafusion
         if: ${{ matrix.datafusion-version == 'master' }}
-        working-directory: datafusion/python
+        working-directory: datafusion
         run: maturin develop
 
       - name: install ibis