diff --git a/debian/ci_pack_sdeb.sh b/debian/ci_pack_sdeb.sh
index 2b56a8578..6204855cf 100755
--- a/debian/ci_pack_sdeb.sh
+++ b/debian/ci_pack_sdeb.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export PLATFORMIO_CORE_DIR=pio/core
 
 # Download libraries to `libdeps`
 platformio pkg install -e native
+tar -cf pio.tar pio/
 
 package=$(dpkg-parsechangelog --show-field Source)
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8098c4edb..f67622c5c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PIO_ENV:=\
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	# Build with platformio
+        tar -xf pio.tar
 	$(PIO_ENV) platformio run -e native
 	# Move the binary and default config to the correct name
 	mv .pio/build/native/program .pio/build/native/meshtasticd