diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d69017048..f8806ff47 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -217,9 +217,8 @@ binary:	binary-indep binary-arch
 # variable values into the template.
 #
 debian/control: debian/templates/control.main.in
-	cat debian/templates/control.source.in 		\
-	    debian/templates/control.main.in 			\
-	    debian/arch/*/control.in |            \
+	cat debian/templates/control.source.in		\
+	    debian/templates/control.main.in |		\
 	sed -e 's/@version@/$(version)/g'       	\
 	    -e 's/@major@/$(major)/g'			\
 	    -e 's/@ltver@/$(ltver)/g'           	\