diff --git a/repo/scripts/kotlin-bootstrap.settings.gradle.kts b/repo/scripts/kotlin-bootstrap.settings.gradle.kts
index 5b6e8b33582..cd4ecf5ef44 100644
--- a/repo/scripts/kotlin-bootstrap.settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/repo/scripts/kotlin-bootstrap.settings.gradle.kts
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ when {
         val bootstrapVersion = localBootstrapVersion.get()
 
         val localPath = localBootstrapPath.orNull
-        val rootDirectory = rootSettings.rootDir
+        val rootDirectory = kotlinRootDir
         val repoPath = if (localPath != null) {
             rootDirectory.resolve(localPath).canonicalFile
         } else {