diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index fa573d5b519..51aeebf395b 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if(ENABLE_PYTHON)
             DESTINATION python/${PYTHON_VERSION}/openvino/tools
             COMPONENT python_tools_${PYTHON_VERSION})
 
-    install(DIRECTORY benchmark/
+    install(DIRECTORY benchmark
             DESTINATION python/${PYTHON_VERSION}/openvino/tools
             USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS
             COMPONENT python_tools_${PYTHON_VERSION})