diff --git a/debian/gitlab.postinst b/debian/gitlab.postinst
index f18fa896cb..741a3a33d8 100755
--- a/debian/gitlab.postinst
+++ b/debian/gitlab.postinst
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ case "$1" in
   configure)
     gitlab_builds_log=${gitlab_log_dir}/builds
     gitlab_repo_path=${gitlab_data_dir}/repositories
-    gitlab_uploads_path=${gitlab_data_dir}/public/upload
+    gitlab_uploads_path=${gitlab_data_dir}/public/uploads
 
     # Create directories and change ownership
     echo "Creating runtime directories for gitlab..."