diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a4266247a3..b197729ed8 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
 	ninja
 
 override_dh_auto_clean:
-	rm -rf build seastar/build
+	rm -rf build/release seastar/build
 	rm -rf Cql.tokens
 	rm -rf build.ninja seastar/build.ninja