diff --git a/scripts/iob_soc_utils.py b/scripts/iob_soc_utils.py
index dd2771f06..c8280fe0f 100644
--- a/scripts/iob_soc_utils.py
+++ b/scripts/iob_soc_utils.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def post_setup_iob_soc(python_module, num_extmem_connections):
             scripts_dir = root
             break
     # Copy scripts to build directory
-    copy_srcs.copy_files("./scripts", f"{build_dir}/scripts", scripts)
+    copy_srcs.copy_files(f"{scripts_dir}", f"{build_dir}/scripts", scripts)
 
     # Copy  console_ethernet.py
     if ethernet_macro: