diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index 7e829b6f5..9be92ab0b 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ install-kbuild: DIR = $(CURDIR)/debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME)/$(BASE_DIR)
 install-kbuild: $(STAMPS_DIR)/build
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
-	dh_clean -k -d
+	dh_prep
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILD_DIR)/scripts install prefix=$(DIR) top_srcdir=$(CURDIR)
 	dh_link $(BASE_DIR) /usr/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
 	dh_installchangelogs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ install-tools: DIR = $(CURDIR)/debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
 install-tools: $(STAMPS_DIR)/build
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
-	dh_clean -k -d
+	dh_prep
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILD_DIR)/tools/perf install top_srcdir=$(CURDIR) DESTDIR=$(DIR)
 	dh_perl /usr/share/perf_$(VERSION)-core/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/
 	dh_python2 /usr/share/perf_$(VERSION)-core/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ install-usbip: override VERSION := $(shell sed -ne 's,^#define PACKAGE_VERSION "
 install-usbip: $(STAMPS_DIR)/build
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
-	dh_clean -k -d
+	dh_prep
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILD_DIR)/tools/usb/usbip install top_srcdir=$(CURDIR) DESTDIR=$(DIR)
 	dh_install
 	dh_installchangelogs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ install-hyperv-daemons: DIR = $(CURDIR)/debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
 install-hyperv-daemons: $(STAMPS_DIR)/build
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
-	dh_clean -k -d
+	dh_prep
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILD_DIR)/tools/hv install top_srcdir=$(CURDIR) DESTDIR=$(DIR)
 	dh_install
 	dh_installchangelogs