diff --git a/debian/Makefile b/debian/Makefile
index 148d7d7f3..12eca5f33 100644
--- a/debian/Makefile
+++ b/debian/Makefile
@@ -179,7 +179,11 @@ $(kdir): post-install-$(subarch) $(controls)
             -e 's/@abiname@/$(abiname)/g' |	\
         sed '/^[[:space:]]*$$/d' |		\
         sed 's/^Package:/\n&/g' > $(tkdir)/debian/control
-	touch $(tkdir)/debian/official	
+	touch $(tkdir)/debian/official
+#
+#	This is required to disable some buggy checks.
+#
+	touch $(tkdir)/stamp-debian	
 	if [ -n '$(patches)' ]; then			\
 	  cd $(tkdir);					\
 	  cat $(addprefix ../,$(patches)) | patch -p1;	\