diff --git a/dist/scripts/maketarball.sh.in b/dist/scripts/maketarball.sh.in
index a09b17e33..81a6c4226 100755
--- a/dist/scripts/maketarball.sh.in
+++ b/dist/scripts/maketarball.sh.in
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ tar -cJf $name-$version.tar.xz \
     --exclude="*.nsi" \
     --exclude="$root/CMakeLists.txt.user" \
     --exclude="$root/build" \
+    --exclude="$root/dist/debian/changelog" \
     "$root"