diff --git a/bin/foamPackSource b/bin/foamPackSource
index 83fe64391f..cf66ac409a 100755
--- a/bin/foamPackSource
+++ b/bin/foamPackSource
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #     Not normally called directly by the user
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 tmpFile=${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/foamPackFiles.$$
-toolsDir="${0%/*}"  # this script is already located in the tools/ directory
+toolsDir="${0%/*}/tools"  # this script is located in the tools/ parent dir
 
 [ $# -eq 2 ] || {
 cat <<USAGE 1>&2