diff --git a/ci/build_cpp.sh b/ci/build_cpp.sh
index eac581ccef..ac21a69518 100755
--- a/ci/build_cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/build_cpp.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ rapids-print-env
 version=$(rapids-generate-version)
 
 rapids-logger "Begin cpp build"
+conda config --set path_conflict prevent
 
 RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=${version} rapids-conda-retry mambabuild conda/recipes/libcuml
 
diff --git a/ci/build_python.sh b/ci/build_python.sh
index fcf0f7fe26..f97102b203 100755
--- a/ci/build_python.sh
+++ b/ci/build_python.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ rapids-logger "Begin py build"
 
 CPP_CHANNEL=$(rapids-download-conda-from-s3 cpp)
 
+conda config --set path_conflict prevent
 # TODO: Remove `--no-test` flag once importing on a CPU
 # node works correctly
 rapids-conda-retry mambabuild \