diff --git a/debian/orig-tar.sh b/debian/orig-tar.sh
index ede42feb..cff38332 100755
--- a/debian/orig-tar.sh
+++ b/debian/orig-tar.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ checkout_sources() {
         if test -n "$BRANCH"; then
             svn co $URL $DEST
         else
-            svn co -r $REVISION $URL $DIST
+            svn co -r $REVISION $URL $DEST
         fi
     fi
     rm -rf ../$TARGET