diff --git a/scripts/lint.sh b/scripts/lint.sh
index a7e4165cc..1547db435 100755
--- a/scripts/lint.sh
+++ b/scripts/lint.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ make build ALLSPHINXOPTS="$opts"
 # Update translation files with latest POT
 sphinx-intl update -d locale -p build/gettext -l pt_BR
 
-cd ${PYDOC_LANGUAGE}/LC_MESSAGES
+cd locale/${PYDOC_LANGUAGE}/LC_MESSAGES
 sphinx-lint | tee $(realpath "$rootdir/logs/sphinxlint.txt")
 
 # Undo changes that disabled literal blocks