diff --git a/build_pdata.sh b/build_pdata.sh
index 455a63b482b3cf82209d1dc01b5f20cded7d8800..b085ce6a501c18f7d1b048d101995e2f9e150f79 100644
--- a/build_pdata.sh
+++ b/build_pdata.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mkdir src/config
 
 git submodule init
 
-cd OpenFPM_data
+cd openfpm_data
 git checkout develop
 cd ..