diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index f20bbed5dc7..a69eaaa3f4c 100644
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -547,7 +547,14 @@ function kube::release::package_full_tarball() {
   rm -rf "${release_stage}"
   mkdir -p "${release_stage}"
 
-  cp -R "${LOCAL_OUTPUT_BINPATH}" "${release_stage}/platforms"
+  # Copy all of the client binaries in here, but not test or server binaries.
+  # The server binaries are included with the server binary tarball.
+  local platform
+  for platform in "${KUBE_CLIENT_PLATFORMS[@]}"; do
+    mkdir -p "${release_stage}/platforms/${platform}"
+    cp "${KUBE_CLIENT_BINARIES[@]/#/${LOCAL_OUTPUT_BINPATH}/${platform}/}" \
+      "${release_stage}/platforms/${platform}"
+  done
 
   # We want everything in /cluster except saltbase.  That is only needed on the
   # server.