diff --git a/paddle/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b1ca5e16548334ed0c9a6d31b88e0805304579e..d722eec1892206ac44c49e7a12d92be0c54df8c0 100644
--- a/paddle/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ if(NOT WITH_FLUID_ONLY)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(testing)
-if(NOT MOBILE_INFERENCE AND NOT RPI)
+if(NOT MOBILE_INFERENCE AND NOT RPI AND NOT WITH_C_API)
   add_subdirectory(fluid)
 endif()
diff --git a/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh b/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
index 5bef232cd8fc44ded89ac56a790c8db0955b390a..cb0624eac4f55cbd4739b1dd10a4256da67dd85f 100755
--- a/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
+++ b/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ function main() {
         ;;
       capi)
         cmake_gen ${PYTHON_ABI:-""}
+        build
         gen_capi_package
         ;;
       fluid_inference_lib)