diff --git a/reloc/build_deb.sh b/reloc/build_deb.sh
index 93c30f4..ff93252 100755
--- a/reloc/build_deb.sh
+++ b/reloc/build_deb.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ done
 if [[ ! $OPTS =~ --reloc-pkg ]]; then
     OPTS="$OPTS --reloc-pkg $RELOC_PKG"
 fi
+rm -rf build/debian
 mkdir -p build/debian/scylla-package
 tar -C build/debian/scylla-package -xpf $RELOC_PKG
 cd build/debian/scylla-package