diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 38357457..fe02213f 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 upstream-branch=master
-git-tarball-dir=..
 debian-branch=debian/buster-swh
-pristine-tar=False
+pristine-tar=True