diff --git a/releng.wtpbuilder/scripts/build/buildutilities.xml b/releng.wtpbuilder/scripts/build/buildutilities.xml
index f439ce7d1469276e65f54a6a2e4e3a9496e92b2d..2960015839edb8d98fb737e9f2bbbae0e04edf36 100644
--- a/releng.wtpbuilder/scripts/build/buildutilities.xml
+++ b/releng.wtpbuilder/scripts/build/buildutilities.xml
@@ -101,9 +101,8 @@
         <!--                                                                                    -->
         <!-- ================================================================================== -->
         <echo message="unzip normalized update jars to a holding place" />
-        <!-- previous 'normalize' step (in init) may have set archiveDir, but if not ... -->
-        <property name="archiveDir"
-                  value="${buildDirectory}/${buildLabel}" />
+
+
         <echo level="info"
               message="archiveDir: ${archiveDir}" />
         <unzip dest="${tmpsite}"
@@ -229,6 +228,10 @@
                    value="${tmpsite}/normalized">
             <istrue value="${doPack}" />
         </condition>
+        <condition property="archiveDir"
+                   value="${buildDirectory}/${buildLabel}">
+            <isfalse value="${doPack}" />
+        </condition>
     </target>