diff --git a/lib/rbpkg.rb b/lib/rbpkg.rb
index d12258d..6892450 100644
--- a/lib/rbpkg.rb
+++ b/lib/rbpkg.rb
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ EOF
sh_host = sh_quote(host)
cmd "ssh #{sh_host} rbpkg/bin/rbpkg_ci #{sh_quote(repo)} #{sh_quote(branch)} #{sh_quote(commit)}"
sh_ci_dir = sh_quote(ci_dir)
- cmd! "rsync -a #{sh_host}:#{sh_ci_dir}/. #{sh_ci_dir}"
+ cmd! "rsync -a --exclude build #{sh_host}:#{sh_ci_dir}/. #{sh_ci_dir}"
end
def self.ci_status_dir