diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 28bd9211a..80de6770c 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ script: |
     find . -name "lib*.la" -delete
     find . -name "lib*.a" -delete
     rm -rf ${DISTNAME}/lib/pkgconfig
-    find . | sort | tar --no-recursion --mode='u+rw,go+r-w,a+X' --owner=0 --group=0 -c -T - | gzip -9n > ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-${i}.tar.gz
+    find ${DISTNAME} | sort | tar --no-recursion --mode='u+rw,go+r-w,a+X' --owner=0 --group=0 -c -T - | gzip -9n > ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-${i}.tar.gz
     cd ../../
   done
   mkdir -p $OUTDIR/src
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
index 4f05aad23..c09786a56 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ script: |
     find . -name "lib*.la" -delete
     find . -name "lib*.a" -delete
     rm -rf ${DISTNAME}/lib/pkgconfig
-    find . | sort | tar --no-recursion --mode='u+rw,go+r-w,a+X' --owner=0 --group=0 -c -T - | gzip -9n > ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-${i}.tar.gz
+    find ${DISTNAME} | sort | tar --no-recursion --mode='u+rw,go+r-w,a+X' --owner=0 --group=0 -c -T - | gzip -9n > ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-${i}.tar.gz
     cd ../../
   done
   mkdir -p $OUTDIR/src
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index 4baa08c88..f0459ee94 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ script: |
     find . -name "lib*.la" -delete
     find . -name "lib*.a" -delete
     rm -rf ${DISTNAME}/lib/pkgconfig
-    find . -type f | sort | zip -X@ ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-${i}.zip
+    find ${DISTNAME} -type f | sort | zip -X@ ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-${i}.zip
     cd ../..
   done
   mkdir -p $OUTDIR/src