diff --git a/release/release.sh b/release/release.sh
index 067eec5c09a1..25f17df0ab13 100755
--- a/release/release.sh
+++ b/release/release.sh
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ extra_chroot_setup() {
 			PBUILD_FLAGS="OSVERSION=${_OSVERSION} BATCH=yes"
 			PBUILD_FLAGS="${PBUILD_FLAGS} UNAME_r=${UNAME_r}"
 			PBUILD_FLAGS="${PBUILD_FLAGS} OSREL=${REVISION}"
+			PBUILD_FLAGS="${PBUILD_FLAGS} WRKDIRPREFIX=/tmp/ports"
+			PBUILD_FLAGS="${PBUILD_FLAGS} DISTDIR=/tmp/distfiles"
 			chroot ${CHROOTDIR} make -C /usr/ports/textproc/docproj \
 				${PBUILD_FLAGS} OPTIONS_UNSET="FOP IGOR" \
 				FORCE_PKG_REGISTER=1 \