diff --git a/tools/pkgrepos/build-release.sh b/tools/pkgrepos/build-release.sh
index eaced6022b..525005ae60 100755
--- a/tools/pkgrepos/build-release.sh
+++ b/tools/pkgrepos/build-release.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ VERSION="$(git describe --tags --always --dirty)"
 GPG_PATH="/Users/${USER}/.gnupg"
 
 build_binaries() {
-    cd ../..
-    GOOS=darwin CGO_ENABLED=0 make build 
+    cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/kolide/kolide
+    make generate
+
+    GOOS=darwin CGO_ENABLED=0 make build
     mkdir -p build/darwin
     mv build/kolide build/darwin/kolide_darwin_amd64
 
-    GOOS=linux CGO_ENABLED=0 make build 
+    GOOS=linux CGO_ENABLED=0 make build
     mkdir -p build/linux
     mv build/kolide build/linux/kolide_linux_amd64
 }