diff --git a/travis/debian-build.sh b/travis/debian-build.sh
index 1c34f46a7..6e66155a0 100755
--- a/travis/debian-build.sh
+++ b/travis/debian-build.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -x
 
 DEST=$1
 
-cd build
+cd distbuild
 # unpack dist tarball
 mkdir -p "${DEST}"
 tar xf meson-dist/*.tar.xz -C "${DEST}" --strip-components=1