diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 19dd2b320..07d3b4bde 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ debian_ci:
         - git config user.email "$GITLAB_USER_NAME" && git config user.name "$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL"
         - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.. && (apt-get source --download-only -t experimental firejail || apt-get source --download-only firejail)
         - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR && tar xf ../firejail_*.debian.tar.*
+        - rm -rf debian/patches/
         - VERSION=$(grep ^PACKAGE_VERSION= configure | cut -d"'" -f2) && dch -v ${VERSION}-0.1~ci "Non-maintainer upload." && git archive -o ../firejail_${VERSION}.orig.tar.gz HEAD && pristine-tar commit ../firejail_${VERSION}.orig.tar.gz ci_build && git branch -m pristine-tar origin/pristine-tar
         - git add debian && git commit -m "add debian/"
         - export CI_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)