diff --git a/contrib/Debian/rules b/contrib/Debian/rules
index 0aecde56..e02db224 100755
--- a/contrib/Debian/rules
+++ b/contrib/Debian/rules
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ binary-arch: build install
 	dh_installdocs -a
 	dh_installinit -a
 	dh_strip -a --no-package=ngircd-full-dbg
-	dh_compress -a
+	dh_compress -a -XCommands.txt
 	dh_fixperms -a
 	dh_installdeb -a
 	dh_shlibdeps -a