diff --git a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
index 9495481c..abfb3dc3 100644
--- a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
+++ b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ modules:
   - name: retrodeck-es-de
     buildsystem: simple
     build-commands:
-      - cp -rn files/* /app
+      - mkdir -p "${FLATPAK_DEST}/app"
+      - cp -rn files/* "${FLATPAK_DEST}/app"
     sources:
     - type: archive
       url: RETRODECKESDEURLPLACEHOLDER