diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8eeaff8..3435912 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ export PYBUILD_NAME=ptpython
 
 %:
 	dh ${@} --buildsystem=pybuild
+
+execute_after_dh_auto_clean:
+	# help pybuild
+	rm -rf *.egg-info