diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 60c678591..438e9c90c 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@
     <!-- Build gsalib R module -->
     <target name="gsalib">
       <exec executable="R" failonerror="true">
-        <arg line="R CMD INSTALL -l private/R/ private/R/src/gsalib/" />
+        <arg line="R CMD INSTALL -l public/R/ public/R/src/gsalib/" />
       </exec>
     </target>
 </project>