diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9ea9404e2..915edecb1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ linux (4.18.6-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * [x86] wireless: Enable R8822BE as module (Closes: #908330)
   * Move all patch generation scripts to debian/bin
   * [rt] genpatch-rt: Store patches and series file in debian/patches-rt
+  * linux-headers: Stop linking the doc directory, which is not binNMU-safe
 
   [ Salvatore Bonaccorso ]
   * mac80211: don't update the PM state of a peer upon a multicast frame
diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index 422393a28..f7b5cbe5d 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ endif
 
 install-base:
 ifeq (,$(filter nodoc,$(DEB_BUILD_PROFILES)))
-	dh_installdocs $(INSTALLDOCS_ARGS)
+	dh_installdocs
 endif
 	dh_installchangelogs
 	dh_compress
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ install-headers_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR): $(STAMPS_DIR)/build_$(ARCH)_$(
 	ln -s /usr/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME) $(PACKAGE_DIR)/lib/modules/$(REAL_VERSION)/build
 	ln -s /usr/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME_COMMON) $(PACKAGE_DIR)/lib/modules/$(REAL_VERSION)/source
 
-	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base INSTALLDOCS_ARGS="--link-doc=$(PACKAGE_NAME_COMMON)"
+	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base
 
 install-libc-dev_$(ARCH): PACKAGE_NAME = linux-libc-dev
 install-libc-dev_$(ARCH): DH_OPTIONS = -p$(PACKAGE_NAME)