diff --git a/.github/workflows/serde_compat.yml b/.github/workflows/serde_compat.yml
index f6ae2109..07be5c85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/serde_compat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/serde_compat.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Java
         run: cd java && mvn test -P generate-java-files
       - name: Copy files
-        run: cp java/target/java_generated_files/*.sk java
+        run: cp java/serialization_test_data/java_generated_files/*.sk java
       - name: Run cmake
         run: cd build && cmake .. -DSERDE_COMPAT=true
       - name: Build C++ unit tests