diff --git a/build_xanmod_kernel.sh b/build_xanmod_kernel.sh
index 6391c441ea..8f33067c81 100755
--- a/build_xanmod_kernel.sh
+++ b/build_xanmod_kernel.sh
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ make CC=clang LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1 BUILD_KERNEL=${KERNELRELEASE} KERNEL_SRC=${WORK_
 make CC=clang LLVM=1 LLVM_IAS=1 BUILD_KERNEL=${KERNELRELEASE} KERNEL_SRC=${WORK_DIR}/${KERNEL_BASE_VER} DESTDIR=$TOOLS_DIR prefix=/usr install 
 
 ### build deb
+cd ${WORK_DIR}/${KERNEL_BASE_VER}
 cat <<DEOF > debian/control   
 Package: $tools_packagename
 Architecture: amd64