diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index 191c0a306..e6d91938b 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(DEB_BUILD_ARCH),$(DEB_HOST_ARCH))
   kpkg_image += --cross-compile='$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)'
 endif
-setup_env := env -u ABINAME -u ARCH -u SUBARCH -u FLAVOUR -u VERSION
+setup_env := env -u ABINAME -u ARCH -u SUBARCH -u FLAVOUR -u VERSION -u LOCALVERSION
 setup_env += DEBIAN_LOCALVERSION='-$(ABINAME)$(LOCALVERSION)'
 setup_env += DEBIAN_LOCALVERSION_HEADERS='-$(ABINAME)$(LOCALVERSION_HEADERS)'
 setup_env += DEBIAN_VERSION='$(VERSION)'