diff --git a/ruby/scripts/create-extractor-pack.sh b/ruby/scripts/create-extractor-pack.sh
index e601a4b2dd4..4cef0b8c73f 100755
--- a/ruby/scripts/create-extractor-pack.sh
+++ b/ruby/scripts/create-extractor-pack.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ else
   echo "Unknown OS"
   exit 1
 fi
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
 (cd extractor && cargo build --release)
 
-BIN_DIR=extractor/target/release
+# we are in a cargo workspace rooted at the git checkout
+BIN_DIR=../target/release
 "$BIN_DIR/codeql-extractor-ruby" generate --dbscheme ql/lib/ruby.dbscheme --library ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/internal/TreeSitter.qll
 
 codeql query format -i ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/internal/TreeSitter.qll