diff --git a/scripts/pkg.sh b/scripts/pkg.sh
index 283c56cf..b86688d5 100644
--- a/scripts/pkg.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkg.sh
@@ -488,9 +488,7 @@ build_pkg()
 	# --- tar up source directory tree
 	create_empty_dir $DIST_PCKG_DIR "Package directory"
 
-	local excluded=`find $TOPDIR -name '*.in' | sed "s/\.in$//; s%$DIST_SRC_DIR%%; s%^[./]*%%; s/^/--exclude /g"`
-	tar --anchored $addprefix $excluded \
-		-czvf $DIST_PCKG_DIR/$tar_archive -C $DIST_SRC_DIR `basename $src_tree`
+	tar --anchored -czvf $DIST_PCKG_DIR/$tar_archive -C $DIST_SRC_DIR `basename $src_tree`
 
 	case "$PKG_FORMAT" in
 	rpm)