diff --git a/doc/COMPILE.md b/doc/COMPILE.md
index 986a136a8102f5fc154d04461f289b08bb0415ae..a00f8c5378cf92d37e5d581fdcb0e6d47d6c580a 100644
--- a/doc/COMPILE.md
+++ b/doc/COMPILE.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ make -j10
 
 ```bash
 mkdir build && cd build
-cmake -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=$PYTHONROOT/include/python2.7/ -DPYTHON_LIBRARIES=$PYTHONROOT/lib/libpython2.7.so -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHONROOT/bin/python -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=./output -DAPP=ON ..
+cmake -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=$PYTHONROOT/include/python2.7/ -DPYTHON_LIBRARIES=$PYTHONROOT/lib/libpython2.7.so -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHONROOT/bin/python -DAPP=ON ..
 make
 ```
 
diff --git a/tools/serving_build.sh b/tools/serving_build.sh
index ebc52bc5ed29dc40a53997d16d3363e40933cb2e..66dcf5ff8d3845eac8bb8f2980407bf67a75a36c 100644
--- a/tools/serving_build.sh
+++ b/tools/serving_build.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,30 @@ function rerun() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+function build_app() {
+    local TYPE=$1
+    local DIRNAME=build-app-$TYPE
+    mkdir $DIRNAME # pwd: /Serving
+    cd $DIRNAME # pwd: /Serving/build-app-$TYPE
+    pip install numpy sentencepiece
+    case $TYPE in
+        CPU|GPU)
+            cmake -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=$PYTHONROOT/include/python2.7/ \
+                  -DPYTHON_LIBRARIES=$PYTHONROOT/lib/libpython2.7.so \
+                  -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHONROOT/bin/python \
+                  -DAPP=ON ..
+            rerun "make -j2 >/dev/null" 3 # due to some network reasons, compilation may fail
+            pip install -U python/dist/paddle_serving_app* >/dev/null
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "error type"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+    echo "build app $TYPE part finished as expected."
+    cd .. # pwd: /Serving
+}
+
 function build_client() {
     local TYPE=$1
     local DIRNAME=build-client-$TYPE
@@ -230,6 +254,7 @@ function main() {
     init # pwd: /Serving
     build_client $TYPE # pwd: /Serving
     build_server $TYPE # pwd: /Serving
+    build_app $TYPE # pwd: /Serving
     python_run_test $TYPE # pwd: /Serving
     echo "serving $TYPE part finished as expected."
 }