diff --git a/bcmkernel/scripts/bcm_git.sh b/bcmkernel/scripts/bcm_git.sh
index b5cbe27e694e4a3df11f2298c51cbcad27c0ac84..3d6d507a0ebffbf6020d1f9a569313e8a424566f 100755
--- a/bcmkernel/scripts/bcm_git.sh
+++ b/bcmkernel/scripts/bcm_git.sh
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ add_release ()
     local do_merge=0;  # only merge if the data_full_release was installed else skip.
 
     # to add a release the full src needs to exist
-    if [ ! -f bcm963xx_${version}_data_full_release.tar.gz ]
+    if [ ! -f ${tar_dir}/bcm963xx_${version}_data_full_release.tar.gz ]
     then
-        echo "Release bcm963xx_${version}_data_full_release.tar.gz does not exist skipping ${version}"
+        echo "Release bcm963xx_${version}_data_full_release.tar.gz does not exist skipping version ${version}"
         return
     fi