diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index 84b6c1d05..43bd15e9a 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ binary-indep: install-patch
 binary-indep: install-source
 binary-indep: install-support
 binary-indep: install-firmware
+#binary-indep: install-linux-base
 
 build: $(STAMPS_DIR)/build_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)_$(TYPE)
 
@@ -464,4 +465,13 @@ install-firmware: $(STAMPS_DIR)/source
 	+$(MAKE_CLEAN) -C '$(SOURCE_DIR)' O='$(CURDIR)/$(DIR)' INSTALL_MOD_PATH='$(CURDIR)'/$(PACKAGE_DIR) firmware_install
 	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base
 
+install-linux-base: PACKAGE_NAME = linux-base
+install-linux-base: DH_OPTIONS := -p$(PACKAGE_NAME)
+install-linux-base:
+	dh_testdir
+	dh_testroot
+	dh_prep
+	dh_install -X.svn
+	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base
+
 # vim: filetype=make
diff --git a/debian/templates/control.main.in b/debian/templates/control.main.in
index 86fc2a367..0ca7ea482 100644
--- a/debian/templates/control.main.in
+++ b/debian/templates/control.main.in
@@ -77,3 +77,10 @@ Description: Support files for Linux @upstreamversion@
  e.g. scripts to handle ABI information and for generation of
  build system meta data.
 
+Package: linux-base
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Linux image base package
+ This package contains files and support scripts for all Linux
+ images.
+