diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 1aa359dede..34f0403a5c 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -1285,6 +1285,7 @@ install_tools_helper() {
 
 	local tool_build_dir="src/tools/${tool}"
 	[[ "${tool}" = "genpolicy" ]] && tool_build_dir=target
+	[[ "${tool}" = "trace-forwarder" ]] && tool_build_dir=target
 	binary=$(find "${repo_root_dir}/${tool_build_dir}" -type f -name "${tool_binary}")
 
 	binary_count=$(echo "${binary}" | grep -c '^' || echo "0")