1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dh_clean b/dh_clean
index d4c5943a..9b5885fe 100755
--- a/dh_clean
+++ b/dh_clean
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ if (! $dh{D_FLAG}) {
 		unless excludefile("autom4te.cache");
 }
 
-doit('rm', '-rf', 'debian/tmp') if -x 'debian/tmp' && ! compat(1);
+doit('rm', '-rf', 'debian/tmp') if -x 'debian/tmp' && ! compat(1) &&
+                                   ! excludefile("debian/tmp");
 
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