diff --git a/debian/bin/install-image b/debian/bin/install-image
index 3b028f831..1e8a22151 100644
--- a/debian/bin/install-image
+++ b/debian/bin/install-image
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ debhelper_pre "$pkg"
 mkdir -p "$dir/arch/$arch/kernel"
 mkdir -p "$dir/include/linux"
 cp -a .config "$dir"
-echo "$DEBIAN_VERSION-$DEBIAN_ABINAME-$DEBIAN_FLAVOUR" > "$dir/.extraversion"
+echo "-$DEBIAN_ABINAME-$DEBIAN_FLAVOUR" > "$dir/.extraversion"
 
 cp -a Module.symvers "$dir"
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 28041465f..0462f15de 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.14-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * [SECURITY] Avoid 'names_cache' memory leak with CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
     This fix, included as part of the 2.6.13.4 patch in
     2.6.13+2.6.14-rc4-0experimental.1 is CVE-2005-3181
+  * Fix genearation of .extraversion, again (closes: #333842)
 
   [ dann frazier ]
   * Update hppa.diff to 2.6.14-pa0