diff --git a/debian/orig-tar.sh b/debian/orig-tar.sh
index 86b73758..3831dc07 100755
--- a/debian/orig-tar.sh
+++ b/debian/orig-tar.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if test -n "$1"; then
 # http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/{cfe,llvm,compiler-rt,...}/branches/google/stable/
 # For example: sh 3.4/debian/orig-tar.sh release_34
     BRANCH=$1
+    RCRELEASE="true"
 fi
 
 if test -n "$1" -a -n "$2"; then