diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b38c849..85bca3f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ jobs:
             . /opt/conda/bin/activate root
             mkdir build
             cd build
-            cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/conda -DPYTHON_MODULE_DIR=$(python3 -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])")
+            INSTALLPATH=/opt/conda
+            MODPATH=$(python3 -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])")
+            # convert to relative path
+            MODPATH=$(realpath --relative-to=$INSTALLPATH $MODPATH)
+            cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALLPATH -DPYTHON_MODULE_DIR=$MODPATH
             make install VERBOSE=y
 
       - run: