diff --git a/build/make_ebusd_deb.sh b/build/make_ebusd_deb.sh
index 91747471..b9485f79 100644
--- a/build/make_ebusd_deb.sh
+++ b/build/make_ebusd_deb.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # along with ebusd. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 #
 
-BUILD_DIR=$PWD
+BUILD_DIR=/tmp
 VERSION='1.0'
 
 cd $BUILD_DIR