diff --git a/config/debian/common b/config/debian/common
index f5ec8ae630ae8a42696c7e5d158c5db2c2607ac0..61559515c04620b0b1c45f09ee6ba22a422ca0b3 100644
--- a/config/debian/common
+++ b/config/debian/common
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ function make_buildd_dir () {
     dak manage-build-queues -a
 
     for dist in $(ls -1 ${incoming}/dists/); do
+        # Skip project trace directory
+        if [ "${dist}x" = "projectx" ]; then continue; fi
         cd ${incoming}/dists/${dist}
         mkdir -p tree/${STAMP}
         cp -al ${incoming}/dists/${dist}/buildd/. tree/${STAMP}/