diff --git a/confluent_server/builddeb b/confluent_server/builddeb
index 32d2e41a..ed5d72b4 100755
--- a/confluent_server/builddeb
+++ b/confluent_server/builddeb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 cd `dirname $0`
 PKGNAME=$(basename $(pwd))
 DPKGNAME=$(basename $(pwd) | sed -e s/_/-/)
-mkdir -p /tmp/$DKPGNAME
+mkdir -p /tmp/$DPKGNAME
 cp -a * .git /tmp/$DPKGNAME
 cd /tmp/$DPKGNAME
 if [ -x ./makeman ]; then