diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index ca56f9418..3dce20789 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@
         <delete dir="debian/tmp" />
         <delete dir="debian/db" />
         <delete file="debian/files" />
+	<delete file="debian/copyright" />
         <delete file="debian/build" />
         <delete file="debian/substvars"/>
     </target>