diff --git a/debian/rake-tasks.sh b/debian/rake-tasks.sh
index 5c02036505..65820c1420 100755
--- a/debian/rake-tasks.sh
+++ b/debian/rake-tasks.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ runuser -u ${gitlab_user} -- sh -c 'install -d /var/lib/gitlab/node_modules'
 runuser -u ${gitlab_user} -- sh -c 'npm install'
 runuser -u ${gitlab_user} -- sh -c 'ln -s /usr/lib/nodejs/exports-loader node_modules'
 runuser -u ${gitlab_user} -- sh -c 'ln -s /usr/lib/nodejs/raw-loader node_modules'
+runuser -u ${gitlab_user} -- sh -c 'rm -rf node_modules/webpack'
 runuser -u ${gitlab_user} -- sh -c 'NODE_PATH=/usr/share/gitlab/node_modules webpack --config config/webpack.config.js'
 
 echo "Precompiling assets..."