diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8260916..5ece11e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ pcsc-lite (1.6.2-1) experimental; urgency=low
   * New upstream release
   * debian/rules: use the minimal dh rules
   * debian/control: Standards-Version: 3.8.4 -> 3.9.1. No change needed.
+  * Fix "depends on pcscd which is priority: extra". The 3 packages are now
+    priority "optional" (Closes: #591151)
 
- -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:40:07 +0200
+ -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:44:00 +0200
 
 pcsc-lite (1.6.1-1) experimental; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f270c2c..da1eb01 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Source: pcsc-lite
 Section: misc
-Priority: extra
+Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), flex, autotools-dev, libhal-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.9.1
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Description: Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (daemon side)
 
 Package: libpcsclite-dev
 Section: libdevel
-Priority: optional
 Architecture: any
 Depends: libpcsclite1 (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (development files)
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ Description: Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (development files)
 
 Package: libpcsclite1
 Section: libs
-Priority: optional
 Architecture: any
 Conflicts: libpcsclite-dev (<< ${binary:Version}), pcscd (<< ${binary:Version})
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, pcscd