diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 6ecc7e0bb..bcc7f27cd 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
 /build_tools/osx_package_scripts/postinstall export-ignore
 /build_tools/make_pkg.sh export-ignore
 /build_tools/make_darcs_completions.fish export-ignore
+/debian export-ignore
 /debian/* export-ignore