diff --git a/Installer/debian/build-package.sh b/Installer/debian/build-package.sh
index 99f0802c9..3a0fbfa41 100755
--- a/Installer/debian/build-package.sh
+++ b/Installer/debian/build-package.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ bash duplicati-make-git-snapshot.sh "${GITTAG}" "${DATE}" "${VERSION}" "${RELEAS
 
 cd "$DIRNAME"
 touch releasenotes.txt
+rm -rf .git
 dpkg-buildpackage
 cd ..