diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e104a6fe441cb3c0daadaf319334f11add98c317..cf931f9c35a3fa920a925c8a12cc62a64d6d96e0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ image: containers.ethitter.com:443/docker/images/debian:stretch
 before_script:
   - apt-get update
   - apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install devscripts build-essential lintian
+  - mkdir ../nginx-package-build.orig
 
 package:
   stage: build