diff --git a/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 21a5d696d5..a0772d796c 100755
--- a/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -284,4 +284,4 @@ main() {
 	fi
 }
 
-main $@
+[[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]] && main "$@"