diff --git a/reloc/build_deb.sh b/reloc/build_deb.sh
index 63aed75..8f157a2 100755
--- a/reloc/build_deb.sh
+++ b/reloc/build_deb.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 done
 
 RELOC_PKG=$(readlink -f $RELOC_PKG)
-rm -rf "$BUILDDIR"
+rm -rf "$BUILDDIR"/scylla-package "$BUILDDIR"/scylla-package.orig "$BUILDDIR"/debian
 mkdir -p "$BUILDDIR"/scylla-package
 tar -C "$BUILDDIR"/scylla-package -xpf $RELOC_PKG
 cd "$BUILDDIR"/scylla-package