diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ff12b4a49..73aea10fa 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ cmake (2.8.9~rc3-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release:
     - fixes COMPONENT option. (Closes: #681428)
+  * Remove obsolete /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50cmake.el conffile (predates
+    squeeze). (Closes: #681625)
 
  -- Modestas Vainius <modax@debian.org>  Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:26:34 +0300
 
diff --git a/debian/cmake.postinst b/debian/cmake.postinst
index 2734aab9c..e1916881c 100644
--- a/debian/cmake.postinst
+++ b/debian/cmake.postinst
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ then
     ln -s "cmake-data" "$docdir"
 fi
 
+# Remove obsolete 50cmake.el
+dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50cmake.el 2.8.9~rc3-1~ cmake -- "$@"
+
 #DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake.postrm b/debian/cmake.postrm
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c2619c333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake.postrm
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+# Remove obsolete 50cmake.el
+dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50cmake.el 2.8.9~rc3-1~ cmake -- "$@"
+
+#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake.preinst b/debian/cmake.preinst
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c2619c333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake.preinst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+# Remove obsolete 50cmake.el
+dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50cmake.el 2.8.9~rc3-1~ cmake -- "$@"
+
+#DEBHELPER#