diff --git a/thirdparty/scripts/build_arrow.sh b/thirdparty/scripts/build_arrow.sh
index 7a4437f4a..a905483ac 100755
--- a/thirdparty/scripts/build_arrow.sh
+++ b/thirdparty/scripts/build_arrow.sh
@@ -149,13 +149,18 @@ if [[ ! -d $TP_DIR/../python/ray/pyarrow_files/pyarrow ]] || \
     [[ "$LANGUAGE" == "java" && ! -f $TP_DIR/build/arrow/cpp/build/release/libplasma_java.dylib ]]; then
   build_arrow
 else
+  REBUILD=off
   pushd $TP_DIR/build/arrow
   if [[ "$TARGET_COMMIT_ID" != `git rev-parse HEAD` ]]; then
     # TARGET_COMMIT_ID may change to later commit.
     echo "Commit ID mismatches."
     git fetch origin master
     git checkout $TARGET_COMMIT_ID
+    REBUILD=on
   fi
   popd
-  build_arrow
+
+  if [[ "$REBUILD" == "on" ]]; then
+    build_arrow
+  fi
 fi
diff --git a/thirdparty/scripts/build_parquet.sh b/thirdparty/scripts/build_parquet.sh
index 304aca3be..cd1b3e7b2 100755
--- a/thirdparty/scripts/build_parquet.sh
+++ b/thirdparty/scripts/build_parquet.sh
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ else
     echo "Commit ID mismatches."
     git fetch origin master
     git checkout $TARGET_COMMIT_ID
+    build_parquet
   fi
 
-  build_parquet
   popd
 fi