diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 61046e9..1af528b 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ install: build
 
 	$(MAKE) LDCONFIG=/bin/true prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/usr install
 
+	rm -f debian/tmp/usr/share/info/dir*
 	ln -s liblz.so.0.3 debian/tmp/usr/lib/liblz.so
 
 binary: binary-arch