diff --git a/docker/dockerfile-python b/docker/dockerfile-python
index 541884811a0b..4e748850173e 100644
--- a/docker/dockerfile-python
+++ b/docker/dockerfile-python
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     # lightgbm
     conda install -q -y numpy scipy scikit-learn pandas && \
     git clone --recursive --branch stable --depth 1 https://github.com/Microsoft/LightGBM && \
-    sh ./build-python.sh install && \
+    cd LigthGBM && sh ./build-python.sh install && \
     # clean
     apt-get autoremove -y && apt-get clean && \
     conda clean -a -y && \