--- kernel-2.6.27.orig/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ kernel-2.6.27/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	$(MAKE) KBUILD_SRC=
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/package/builddeb
 
-clean-dirs += $(objtree)/debian/
+#clean-dirs += $(objtree)/debian/
 
 
 # tarball targets