diff --git a/build/pkgs/giac/spkg-src b/build/pkgs/giac/spkg-src
index 4756a6d18e7..4d093016af8 100755
--- a/build/pkgs/giac/spkg-src
+++ b/build/pkgs/giac/spkg-src
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ tar -xzf giac"$SOURCEORIG".tar.gz
 mv giac-"$VERSION" src
 
 # remove unnecessary files
-rm -rf src/debian src/debianold src/doc/pari/*.html
+rm -rf src/doc/pari/*.html
 
 # removing french html doc, but keep keywords, and working makefiles.
 # NB: the french html doc is huge and not GPL.