diff --git a/tools/linux_packaging/build b/tools/linux_packaging/build
index b50f670566..00a2233d77 100755
--- a/tools/linux_packaging/build
+++ b/tools/linux_packaging/build
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fi
 
 # the waf build tree to use when copying built/generated files
 
-BUILD_ROOT=../../build/default
+BUILD_ROOT=../../build
 
 # setup directory structure