diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d70bdda99..d46318d8d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 linux (4.16.16-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * [powerpc*] Ignore further ABI changes in cxl.
+  * [ia64] Add compress-modules udeb.
 
  -- Bastian Blank <bastian.blank@credativ.de>  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:29:08 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/installer/ia64/modules/ia64/compress-modules b/debian/installer/ia64/modules/ia64/compress-modules
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..804616619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/installer/ia64/modules/ia64/compress-modules
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include <compress-modules>