diff --git a/vars/invariants_tarballs.vars b/vars/invariants_tarballs.vars
index 3516b79..9802082 100644
--- a/vars/invariants_tarballs.vars
+++ b/vars/invariants_tarballs.vars
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pkgp_dist_tarball_dist() {
 	tar -cpf - $(find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d				\
 			-not -path ./minipix						\
 			-not -path ./minipix_dist					\
+			-not -path ./rpm						\
 			-not -path ./tmp | sort)					\
 		midipix_shortcut.vbs midipix.sh	README SHA256SUMS			|\
 	"${TARBALL_COMPRESS_CMD}" ${TARBALL_COMPRESS_ARGS} -c > "${TARBALL_FNAME}";