diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index 45c10325c..f47a697d6 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # you can install all 3rd-party dependencies by running make -f contrib/Makefiles/install-dependencies.gmake
 
 set -e -o pipefail
-OPT=${OPT:-$(pwd)/OPT}
+OPT=${OPT:-$(pwd)/opt}
 ./bjam --with-irstlm=$OPT/irstlm-5.80.08 --with-boost=$OPT --with-cmph=$OPT --with-xmlrpc-c=$OPT --with-mm --with-probing-pt -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) $@