diff --git a/confluent_server/builddeb b/confluent_server/builddeb
index 6fdaa372..45d73051 100755
--- a/confluent_server/builddeb
+++ b/confluent_server/builddeb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ else
     rm -rf $PKGNAME.egg-info dist setup.py
     rm -rf $(find deb_dist -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)
     if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
-        cp deb_dist/* $1/
+        mv deb_dist/* $1/
     fi
 fi
 exit 0