diff --git a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_tvheadend b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_tvheadend
index b8e14f154c..eea517819c 100755
--- a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_tvheadend
+++ b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_tvheadend
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ echo "copying sources..."
   rm -rf hts-tvheadend-$GIT_REV
   cp -R hts-tvheadend.git hts-tvheadend-$GIT_REV
 
-echo "cleaning sources..."
-  rm -rf hts-tvheadend-$GIT_REV/.git
+#echo "cleaning sources..."
+#  rm -rf hts-tvheadend-$GIT_REV/.git
 
 echo "packing sources..."
   tar cvJf hts-tvheadend-$GIT_REV.tar.xz hts-tvheadend-$GIT_REV