diff --git a/debian/rules.defs b/debian/rules.defs
index 1b91f5ec0..8ec7c7511 100644
--- a/debian/rules.defs
+++ b/debian/rules.defs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 BUILD_DIR = debian/build
 STAMPS_DIR = debian/stamps
 
+-include debian/rules.defs.local
diff --git a/debian/source/options b/debian/source/options
index b7bc1f2b7..3badfe896 100644
--- a/debian/source/options
+++ b/debian/source/options
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 compression = "xz"
+tar-ignore = debian/*.local