diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 4a8b125ae7..23d60d8283 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -196,5 +196,6 @@ script: |
     cd ../../
     rm -rf distsrc-${i}
   done
-  mkdir -p $OUTDIR/src
-  mv $SOURCEDIST $OUTDIR/src
+
+  mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/src
+  git archive --output=${OUTDIR}/src/${DISTNAME}.tar.gz HEAD
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
index 2b6aa599e0..a59afb268d 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ script: |
     find ${DISTNAME} | sort | tar --mtime="$REFERENCE_DATETIME" --no-recursion --mode='u+rw,go+r-w,a+X' --owner=0 --group=0 -c -T - | gzip -9n > ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-${i}.tar.gz
     cd ../../
   done
-  mkdir -p $OUTDIR/src
-  mv $SOURCEDIST $OUTDIR/src
+
+  mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/src
+  git archive --output=${OUTDIR}/src/${DISTNAME}.tar.gz HEAD
+
   mv ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-x86_64-*.tar.gz ${OUTDIR}/${DISTNAME}-osx64.tar.gz
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index a69439369e..b538516ab5 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ script: |
     cd ../../
     rm -rf distsrc-${i}
   done
-  mkdir -p $OUTDIR/src
-  mv $SOURCEDIST $OUTDIR/src
+
+  mkdir -p ${OUTDIR}/src
+  git archive --output=${OUTDIR}/src/${DISTNAME}.tar.gz HEAD
+
   cp -rf contrib/windeploy $BUILD_DIR
   cd $BUILD_DIR/windeploy
   mkdir unsigned