diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index f940aa7f..f6537f85 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 VERSION=$(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -rne 's,^Version: ([^-]+).*,\1,p')
 
 get-orig-source:
-	tar cJf ../davical_$(VERSION).orig.tar.xz --exclude-vcs --exclude=.gitattributes .
+	tar cJf ../davical_$(VERSION).orig.tar.xz --exclude-vcs --exclude=.gitattributes --exclude=debian .
 
 %:
 	dh $@