diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 25b0ac103bc34..8b086a589a378 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tasks:
       conda activate pandas-dev
       git pull --unshallow  # need to force this else the prebuild fails
       git fetch --tags
-      python setup.py build_ext -j 4
+      python setup.py build_ext --inplace -j 4
       echo "🛠 Completed rebuilding Pandas!! 🛠 "
       echo "✨ Pre-build complete! You can close this terminal ✨ "