diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 293a378de..a96307668 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ binary:	binary-indep binary-arch
 # I truly apologize for what I've created..  -dil
 #
 archs := $(shell find debian/arch/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name '.svn' -printf '%f\n')
-debian/control: debian/templates/control.main.in
+debian/control: $(wildcard debian/templates/control.*.in)
 	rm -f control.tmp 2>/dev/null
 	substitute() {					\
 		sa_tmp="debian/arch/$$2/*/config.$$3";	\