diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/athena/athena.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/athena/athena.py
index 1beb249386..25152ec06f 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/athena/athena.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/athena/athena.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def _get_table_update_sql(
             if is_iceberg:
                 sql.append(f"""CREATE TABLE {qualified_table_name}
                         ({columns})
-                        LOCATION '{location}'
+                        LOCATION '{location.rstrip('/')}'
                         TBLPROPERTIES ('table_type'='ICEBERG', 'format'='parquet');""")
             elif table_format == "jsonl":
                 sql.append(f"""CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE {qualified_table_name}