diff --git a/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh b/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
index f969dee45a3d4f5218aee8d05dbac31850b1f5de..6a98798bf4af5e6db70fbc1b972d7d58c1697b3f 100755
--- a/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
+++ b/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
@@ -432,8 +432,7 @@ function assert_api_spec_approvals() {
         BRANCH="develop"
     fi
 
-    API_FILES=("cmake/external"
-               "paddle/fluid/API.spec"
+    API_FILES=("paddle/fluid/API.spec"
                "paddle/fluid/framework/operator.h"
                "paddle/fluid/framework/tensor.h"
                "paddle/fluid/framework/lod_tensor.h"