diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 4e860326a0..56218d2f68 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
     "release_package-examples")
         ./scripts/package_examples.rb
         zip --symlinks -r realm-examples.zip examples -x "examples/installation/*"
-        ./scripts/github_prepare.rb --upload-product realm-examples.zip --path "${ROOT_WORKSPACE}examples/*"
+        ./scripts/github_prepare.rb --upload-product realm-examples.zip --path "${$GITHUB_WORKSPACE}examples/*"
         ;;
 
     "release_package-docs")