diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nekbone/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nekbone/package.py
index 7dbef6df0e1..cad14fa177c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nekbone/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nekbone/package.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
             cc = spec['mpi'].mpicc
 
         # Install Nekbone in prefix.bin
-        install_tree("../Nekbone", prefix.bin.Nekbone)
+        install_tree(self.stage.source_path, prefix.bin.Nekbone)
 
         # Install scripts in prefix.bin
         nekpmpi = 'test/example1/nekpmpi'