diff --git a/tools/linux_packaging/build b/tools/linux_packaging/build
index 6088638af9..e3ea6dcf3c 100755
--- a/tools/linux_packaging/build
+++ b/tools/linux_packaging/build
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ echo "Copying other stuff to $APPDIR  ..."
 #cp $BUILD_ROOT/gtk2_ardour/ergonomic-us.bindings	$Etc
 cp $BUILD_ROOT/gtk2_ardour/mnemonic-us.bindings  $Etc
 cp $BUILD_ROOT/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus $Etc
-cp $BUILD_ROOT/ardour_system.rc $Etc/ardour_system.rc
+cp ../../ardour_system.rc $Etc/ardour_system.rc
 cp $BUILD_ROOT/gtk2_ardour/ardour3*.rc $Etc
 
 # these are copied straight from the source tree