diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 28cd6f9539..947d54f2b1 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ override_dh_auto_configure-arch:
 	if [ -d ${BUILDDIR}/vendor ]; then ${RM} -rf ${BUILDDIR}/vendor; fi
 	if [ -d ${BUILDDIR}/workhorse-vendor ]; then mv ${BUILDDIR}/workhorse-vendor \
 	${BUILDDIR}/vendor; fi
+	# Remove non-existent symlink
+	find ${BUILDDIR} -name test.git -delete
 	# temporary step till protobuf 1.5 vs 1.3 is resolved
 	ln -s /usr/share/gocode/src/gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/v15/vendor/github.com/prometheus ${BUILDDIR}/vendor/github.com
 	ln -s /usr/share/gocode/src/gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/v15/vendor/github.com/matttproud ${BUILDDIR}/vendor/github.com