diff --git a/components/packaging/deb/common/rules b/components/packaging/deb/common/rules
index e4c5ac4f5d..4d5124e69e 100644
--- a/components/packaging/deb/common/rules
+++ b/components/packaging/deb/common/rules
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
 	# create metrics plugin metadata
 	printf '{"edition_type":"ce","edition_name":"%s","edition_version":"%s"}\n' "$(DISTRO)" "$(VERSION)" > /plugin/.plugin-metadata
 	cd engine && ./hack/make.sh dynbinary
-	LDFLAGS='' make -C /go/src/github.com/docker/cli VERSION=$(VERSION) GITCOMMIT=$(DOCKER_GITCOMMIT) dynbinary manpages
+	cd /go/src/github.com/docker/cli && LDFLAGS='' make VERSION=$(VERSION) GITCOMMIT=$(DOCKER_GITCOMMIT) dynbinary manpages
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
 	./engine/bundles/$(BUNDLE_VERSION)/dynbinary-daemon/dockerd -v