diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6325cfe94..116be9171 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ linux (4.17.3-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * debian/rules: Fix pkg.linux.notools build profile
   * tracing: Check for no filter when processing event filters (CVE-2018-12714)
   * dm: Enable DM_INTEGRITY as module (except on armel) (Closes: #896649)
+  * debian/lib/python/debian_linux/debian.py: Accept arbitrary revision
+    suffixes (Closes: #898087)
 
   [ Romain Perier ]
   * [x86] amdgpu: Enable DCN 1.0 Raven family (Closes: #901349)
diff --git a/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/debian.py b/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/debian.py
index 3a0f53f3b..692e81abb 100644
--- a/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/debian.py
+++ b/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/debian.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class VersionLinux(Version):
     )?
     |
     (?P<revision_other>
-        [^-+]+
+        [^-]+?
     )
 )
 (?:\+b\d+)?