diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 919c071..e0bfb17 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ default: debian/tyto.deb
 .PHONY: clean
 
 debian/tyto.deb: debian/debian-binary debian/control.tar.gz debian/data.tar.gz
-	ar -r debian/tyto.deb debian/debian-binary debian/control.tar.gz debian/data.tar.gz
+	cd debian && ar -r tyto.deb debian-binary control.tar.gz data.tar.gz
 
 debian/data.tar.gz:
 	cd src && tar czvf ../debian/data.tar.gz usr var
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ debian/control: debian/control_template
 	cat $< | sed "s/VERSION/`git describe --tags`/g" > $@
 
 debian/control.tar.gz: debian/control
-	tar czvf debian/control.tar.gz debian/control #preinst postinst prerm postrm
+	cd debian && tar czvf control.tar.gz control #preinst postinst prerm postrm
 
 debian/debian-binary:
 	echo 2.0 > debian/debian-binary