diff --git a/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py b/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py
index a408039274..712450fb22 100755
--- a/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py
+++ b/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ ar.reloc_add('api')
 ar.reloc_add('tools/scyllatop')
 ar.reloc_add('scylla-gdb.py')
 ar.reloc_add('build/debian/debian', arcname='debian')
-ar.reloc_add('build/node_exporter', arcname='node_exporter')
-if not args.stripped:
-    ar.reloc_add('build/node_exporter/node_exporter', arcname='node_exporter/node_exporter')
-else:
+if args.stripped:
+    ar.reloc_add('build/node_exporter', arcname='node_exporter')
     ar.reloc_add('build/node_exporter/node_exporter.stripped', arcname='node_exporter/node_exporter')
+else:
+    ar.reloc_add('build/node_exporter/node_exporter', arcname='node_exporter/node_exporter')
 ar.reloc_add('build/node_exporter/LICENSE', arcname='node_exporter/LICENSE')
 ar.reloc_add('build/node_exporter/NOTICE', arcname='node_exporter/NOTICE')
 ar.reloc_add('ubsan-suppressions.supp')