diff --git a/playbooks/publish/deploy-guide.yaml b/playbooks/publish/deploy-guide.yaml
index 0fc2033d02..8cd7d30ff0 100644
--- a/playbooks/publish/deploy-guide.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/publish/deploy-guide.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
     - role: prepare-docs-for-afs
-      doc_build_dir: "{{ zuul_work_dir }}/deploy-guide/build"
+      doc_toplevel_dir: "deploy-guide"
       when: zuul_success | bool
     - fetch-tox-output
     - role: write-root-marker
diff --git a/playbooks/publish/install-guide.yaml b/playbooks/publish/install-guide.yaml
index 3a47e9c000..69cfddc3e8 100644
--- a/playbooks/publish/install-guide.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/publish/install-guide.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
     - role: prepare-docs-for-afs
-      doc_build_dir: "{{ zuul_work_dir }}/install-guide/build"
+      doc_toplevel_dir: "install-guide"
       when: zuul_success | bool
     - fetch-tox-output
     - role: write-root-marker