diff --git a/src/risedevtool/config/src/main.rs b/src/risedevtool/config/src/main.rs
index ac36d475b83c3..79df34bd815dc 100644
--- a/src/risedevtool/config/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/risedevtool/config/src/main.rs
@@ -396,12 +396,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         )?;
         if chosen.contains(&component) {
             writeln!(file, "{}=true", component.env())?;
-            if component == Components::BuildConnectorNode {
-                writeln!(
-                    file,
-                    "CONNECTOR_LIBS_PATH=.risingwave/bin/connector-node/libs/"
-                )?;
-            }
         } else {
             writeln!(file, "# {}=true", component.env())?;
         }
diff --git a/src/risedevtool/src/task/compute_node_service.rs b/src/risedevtool/src/task/compute_node_service.rs
index 5bb9c23cbf21f..ced6bec115f6a 100644
--- a/src/risedevtool/src/task/compute_node_service.rs
+++ b/src/risedevtool/src/task/compute_node_service.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ impl Task for ComputeNodeService {
             cmd.env("MALLOC_CONF", conf); // unprefixed for linux
         }
 
+        if crate::util::is_env_set("ENABLE_BUILD_RW_CONNECTOR") {
+            let prefix_bin = env::var("PREFIX_BIN")?;
+            cmd.env(
+                "CONNECTOR_LIBS_PATH",
+                Path::new(&prefix_bin).join("connector-node/libs/"),
+            );
+        }
+
         cmd.arg("--config-path")
             .arg(Path::new(&prefix_config).join("risingwave.toml"));
         Self::apply_command_args(&mut cmd, &self.config)?;
diff --git a/src/risedevtool/src/task/meta_node_service.rs b/src/risedevtool/src/task/meta_node_service.rs
index 1b53af8f9b544..2494a9eceaf16 100644
--- a/src/risedevtool/src/task/meta_node_service.rs
+++ b/src/risedevtool/src/task/meta_node_service.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ impl Task for MetaNodeService {
             cmd.env("MALLOC_CONF", conf); // unprefixed for linux
         }
 
+        if crate::util::is_env_set("ENABLE_BUILD_RW_CONNECTOR") {
+            let prefix_bin = env::var("PREFIX_BIN")?;
+            cmd.env(
+                "CONNECTOR_LIBS_PATH",
+                Path::new(&prefix_bin).join("connector-node/libs/"),
+            );
+        }
+
         Self::apply_command_args(&mut cmd, &self.config, HummockInMemoryStrategy::Isolated)?;
 
         let prefix_config = env::var("PREFIX_CONFIG")?;