diff --git a/doc/src/Python_install.rst b/doc/src/Python_install.rst
index c12644bf4a..dce19ce2c0 100644
--- a/doc/src/Python_install.rst
+++ b/doc/src/Python_install.rst
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ this.
          cd build
 
          # configure LAMMPS compilation
-         cmake -C cmake/presets/minimal.cmake -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=on \
+         cmake -C ../cmake/presets/minimal.cmake -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=on \
                -D LAMMPS_EXCEPTIONS=on -D PKG_PYTHON=on ../cmake
 
          # compile LAMMPS