diff --git a/scripts/dist.sh b/scripts/dist.sh
index 977b36ae2f3..f96d6454f98 100755
--- a/scripts/dist.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )/.." && pwd )"
 # Change into that dir because we expect that.
 cd "$DIR"
 
+# Delete the old dir
+echo "==> Removing old directory..."
+rm -rf build/pkg
+mkdir -p build/pkg
+
 # Do a hermetic build inside a Docker container.
 docker build -t tendermint/${REPO_NAME}-builder scripts/${REPO_NAME}-builder/
 docker run --rm -e "BUILD_TAGS=$BUILD_TAGS" -v "$(pwd)":/go/src/github.com/tendermint/${REPO_NAME} tendermint/${REPO_NAME}-builder ./scripts/dist_build.sh
diff --git a/scripts/dist_build.sh b/scripts/dist_build.sh
index 2812bef8aef..f1566c8997f 100755
--- a/scripts/dist_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist_build.sh
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ GIT_IMPORT="github.com/tendermint/basecoin/version"
 XC_ARCH=${XC_ARCH:-"386 amd64 arm"}
 XC_OS=${XC_OS:-"solaris darwin freebsd linux windows"}
 
-# Delete the old dir
-echo "==> Removing old directory..."
-rm -rf build/pkg
-mkdir -p build/pkg
-
 # Make sure build tools are available.
 make tools