diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/upgrade/generate_citus_tarballs.sh b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/upgrade/generate_citus_tarballs.sh
index a91f9964b..b775a0465 100755
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/upgrade/generate_citus_tarballs.sh
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/upgrade/generate_citus_tarballs.sh
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ cd "${installdir}"
 
 find . -type f -print >"${builddir}/files.lst"
 
-cd "${builddir}"
-
 tar cvf "${basedir}/install-pg${pg_version}-citus${citus_version}.tar" $(cat "${builddir}"/files.lst)
 mv "${basedir}/install-pg${pg_version}-citus${citus_version}.tar" "${base}/install-pg${pg_version}-citus${citus_version}.tar"