diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/src/main/assembly/source.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/src/main/assembly/source.xml
index 4d668ce..21f4b18 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/src/main/assembly/source.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/src/main/assembly/source.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
       <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
       <excludes>
-        <exclude>${project.build.directory}/**</exclude>
+        <exclude>**/${project.build.directory}/**</exclude>
         <exclude>release.properties</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </fileSet>