diff --git a/platform/debian/do_debian_package.sh b/platform/debian/do_debian_package.sh
index 975f1243c..8a57519cc 100755
--- a/platform/debian/do_debian_package.sh
+++ b/platform/debian/do_debian_package.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Script to generate debian packages for KOReader
-set -e
-
 if [ -z "${1}" ]; then
     echo "${0}: can't find KOReader build, please specify a path"
     exit 1