diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 062f1f5eb7..c119cd0de8 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -529,4 +529,5 @@ def setup(app):
 linkcheck_retries = 50
 
 # JupyterLite configuration
-jupyterlite_dir = "lite"
+# Use Path as jupyterlite-sphinx expects PosixPath
+jupyterlite_dir = Path("lite")