diff --git a/python/cuml/cuml/common/CMakeLists.txt b/python/cuml/cuml/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 65028f30e1..1492dcd46a 100644
--- a/python/cuml/cuml/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/cuml/cuml/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # =============================================================================
-# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 # in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ if(${CUML_UNIVERSAL})
 # todo: ml_cuda_utils.h should be in the include folder of cuML or the functionality
 # moved to another file, pointer_utils.pyx needs it
 # https://github.com/rapidsai/cuml/issues/4841
-  target_include_directories(common_pointer_utils PRIVATE "../../../cpp/src/")
+  target_include_directories(common_pointer_utils PRIVATE "../../../../cpp/src/")
 endif()