diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1e97e7..74e1edc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ update-bindings:
 
 .PHONY: $(BUILDSRC)
 $(BUILDSRC):
-	-rm -rf $(BUILDSRC)
-	cp -a $(OPKGNAME) $(BUILDSRC)
-	cp -a $(UPSTREAM)/xdgmime*.[ch] $(BUILDSRC)/
-	perl -MDevel::PPPort -e 'Devel::PPPort::WriteFile("$(BUILDSRC)/ppport.h");'
-	cp -a debian $(BUILDSRC)
+	-rm -rf $@ $@.tmp
+	cp -a $(OPKGNAME) $@.tmp
+	cp -a $(UPSTREAM)/xdgmime*.[ch] $@.tmp/
+	perl -MDevel::PPPort -e 'Devel::PPPort::WriteFile("$@.tmp/ppport.h");'
+	cp -a debian $@.tmp
+	mv $@.tmp $@
 
 .PHONY: dsc
 dsc: