diff --git a/legacy/embryo/debian/rules b/legacy/embryo/debian/rules
index 4d0925530f..1a1f0ea974 100644
--- a/legacy/embryo/debian/rules
+++ b/legacy/embryo/debian/rules
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ clean:
 	rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp 
 
 	# Add here commands to clean up after the build process.
+	-mv debian/changelog debian/changelog.saved
 	-$(MAKE) distclean
+	-mv debian/changelog.saved debian/changelog
 ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/misc/config.sub)" ""
 	cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.sub config.sub
 endif
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/debian/rules b/legacy/emotion/debian/rules
index 410074a10e..cc66a7e642 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/debian/rules
+++ b/legacy/emotion/debian/rules
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ clean:
 	dh_testroot
 	rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp
 
+	-mv debian/changelog debian/changelog.saved
 	-$(MAKE) distclean
+	-mv debian/changelog.saved debian/changelog
 
 	dh_clean