diff --git a/Dockerfile.openj9 b/Dockerfile.openj9
index 83b4ba8..e1f6d8f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openj9
+++ b/Dockerfile.openj9
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ ENV PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/lib:$PATH"
 ENV TEST_JDK_HOME=/build/src/build/linux-x86_64-server-release/images/jdk
 
 RUN git clone https://github.com/adoptium/TKG.git \
-     && cd TKG \
-     && make compile JOBS=$(nproc) \
+     && cd TKG
+     && make compile JOBS=$(nproc)
      && make _sanity.functional.regular JOBS=$(nproc)