diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index ebc6d6e9d7782c1a0101237273cc5fbda6e74573..f6cbc3ddb68ba67bd5ecc0f34d77f2908d89a589 100644
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 # Build header package
-find . -name Makefile -o -name Kconfig\* -o -name \*.pl > /tmp/files$$
-find arch/$SRCARCH/include include scripts -type f >> /tmp/files$$
+(cd $srctree; find . -name Makefile -o -name Kconfig\* -o -name \*.pl > /tmp/files$$)
+(cd $srctree; find arch/$SRCARCH/include include scripts -type f >> /tmp/files$$)
 (cd $objtree; find .config Module.symvers include scripts -type f >> /tmp/objfiles$$)
 destdir=$kernel_headers_dir/usr/src/linux-headers-$version
 mkdir -p "$destdir"
-tar -c -f - -T /tmp/files$$ | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -)
+(cd $srctree; tar -c -f - -T /tmp/files$$) | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -)
 (cd $objtree; tar -c -f - -T /tmp/objfiles$$) | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -)
 rm -f /tmp/files$$ /tmp/objfiles$$
 arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)