diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index cf12da2ae..f0e21f65f 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 fn main() {
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=../botui/ui/suite/");
+    if std::path::Path::new("../botui/ui/suite/").exists() {
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=../botui/ui/suite/");
+    }
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=3rdparty.toml");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=.env.embedded");
 }