diff --git a/debian/davical.prerm b/debian/davical.prerm
index c6daa218..22d3ac16 100644
--- a/debian/davical.prerm
+++ b/debian/davical.prerm
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ PACKAGE=::package::
 
 case $1 in
   remove)
+    # This file might be hanging around in some cases.  Fixes Bug#668980
+    rm -f /var/log/davical-upgrade.log || true
     ;;
 esac