diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.xml
index 8c7dc0e351b..cd4adc65c5c 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	</target>
 	
 	<target name="unzip" depends="init" unless="dontUnzip">
-		<untar src="${eclipseDist}" dest="${dest}" compression="gzip"/>
+		<untar src="${eclipseDist}" dest="${buildDirectory}" compression="gzip"/>
 	</target>
 	
 	<target name="zips" depends="init,unzip">