diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index cc43342e7..b1d1faba5 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ binary:	binary-indep binary-arch
 # Makes the master debian/control file by substituting
 # variable values into the template.
 #
-CONTROL_FILES = debian/changelog $(wildcard debian/templates/*) 
+CONTROL_FILES = debian/changelog $(wildcard debian/templates/*.in)
 CONTROL_FILES += debian/arch/defines $(wildcard debian/arch/*/defines) $(wildcard debian/arch/*/*/defines)
 debian/control debian/rules.gen: debian/bin/gencontrol.py $(CONTROL_FILES)
 	if [ -f debian/control.md5sum ]; then \