diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index db23e48d7..a46a17db1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ linux-tools (4.4-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * linux-perf: Fix reading of build-id from vDSO
+  * linux-perf: Leave -rc suffix out of version in package description
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:04:27 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/templates/control.main.in b/debian/templates/control.main.in
index 4de03fb13..6106752f6 100644
--- a/debian/templates/control.main.in
+++ b/debian/templates/control.main.in
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ Provides: linux-tools-@version@
 Conflicts: linux-tools-@version@
 Replaces: linux-tools-@version@
 Suggests: linux-doc-@version@
-Description: Performance analysis tools for Linux @upstreamversion@
+Description: Performance analysis tools for Linux @version@
  This package contains the 'perf' performance analysis tools for Linux
- kernel version @upstreamversion@.
+ kernel version @version@.
  .
  The linux-base package contains a 'perf' command which will invoke the
  appropriate version for the running kernel.