diff --git a/bin/build-debian.sh b/bin/build-debian.sh
index 03918fc0f..d973d2f36 100755
--- a/bin/build-debian.sh
+++ b/bin/build-debian.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ if ! command -v dpkg-deb &> /dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if dpkg-deb 2>&1 | grep BusyBox &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "The dpkg-deb binary provided by BusyBox is not compatible. The Debian tool needs to be used instead."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "Packaging debian x64 distribution..."
 
 VERSION=`jq -r ".version" package.json`
diff --git a/bin/build-linux-x64.sh b/bin/build-linux-x64.sh
index fd5b02dda..e3e415355 100755
--- a/bin/build-linux-x64.sh
+++ b/bin/build-linux-x64.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ if ! command -v dpkg-deb &> /dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if dpkg-deb 2>&1 | grep BusyBox &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "The dpkg-deb binary provided by BusyBox is not compatible. The Debian tool needs to be used instead."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 SRC_DIR=./dist/trilium-linux-x64-src
 
 [ "$1" != "DONTCOPY" ] && ./bin/copy-trilium.sh "$SRC_DIR"
diff --git a/bin/build.sh b/bin/build.sh
index 6a738f1a5..3f416dddb 100755
--- a/bin/build.sh
+++ b/bin/build.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ if ! command -v dpkg-deb &> /dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if dpkg-deb 2>&1 | grep BusyBox &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "The dpkg-deb binary provided by BusyBox is not compatible. The Debian tool needs to be used instead."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if ! command -v wine &> /dev/null; then
   echo "Missing command: wine"
   exit 1