diff --git a/scripts/ci/extras/erlangbuilder.sh b/scripts/ci/extras/erlangbuilder.sh
index dd6fdc6803..f944e987d4 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/extras/erlangbuilder.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/extras/erlangbuilder.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
   exit 1;
 fi
 
-(mkdir -p rpmbuild && cd $_ && mkdir -p SOURCES BUILD BUILDROOT i386 x86_64 SOURCES SPECS)
+(mkdir -p rpmbuild && cd rpmbuild && mkdir -p SOURCES BUILD BUILDROOT i386 x86_64 SOURCES SPECS)
 cd $src_repo
 
 rpmbuild --define "_topdir %(pwd)/rpmbuild" \
diff --git a/scripts/ci/get_extra_sources.sh b/scripts/ci/get_extra_sources.sh
index c0827c68eb..a22281b477 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/get_extra_sources.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/get_extra_sources.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ ! -d .git ]; then
   exit 1;
 fi
 
-(mkdir -p rpmbuild && cd $_ && mkdir -p SOURCES BUILD BUILDROOT i386 x86_64 SOURCES SPECS)
+(mkdir -p rpmbuild && cd rpmbuild && mkdir -p SOURCES BUILD BUILDROOT i386 x86_64 SOURCES SPECS)
 
 cd $src_repo/rpmbuild/SOURCES
 
diff --git a/scripts/ci/rpmbuilder.sh b/scripts/ci/rpmbuilder.sh
index 78c4c3ca73..9842112d86 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/rpmbuilder.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/rpmbuilder.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dst_name="freeswitch-$cmajor.$cminor.$cmicro"
 dst_parent="/tmp/"
 dst_dir="/tmp/$dst_name"
 
-(mkdir -p rpmbuild && cd $_ && mkdir -p SOURCES BUILD BUILDROOT i386 x86_64 SPECS)
+(mkdir -p rpmbuild && cd rpmbuild && mkdir -p SOURCES BUILD BUILDROOT i386 x86_64 SPECS)
 
 cd $src_repo