diff --git a/packages/build_packages.sh b/packages/build_packages.sh
index 249b9143df5c..5b309c68ff2c 100755
--- a/packages/build_packages.sh
+++ b/packages/build_packages.sh
@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
 # ensure ordered by dependency dag
 while read -r package_dir; do
-    printf "\n========= RELEASING PACKAGE ${package_dir} =========\n\n"
-
-    cd "$package_dir"
-
-    make clean
-    make commit-version
-    make dist
-    make new-version
-
-    cd ..
+	if [ -n "$package_dir" ]
+	then
+		printf "\n========= RELEASING PACKAGE %s =========\n\n" "$package_dir"
+		
+		cd "$package_dir"
+		
+		make clean
+		make commit-version
+		make dist
+		make new-version
+		
+		cd ..
+	fi
 done < packages_by_dep_dag.txt