diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0b0d2e487..1b88a56dc 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ cmake (2.8.12.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Fix JNI detection on ppc64el.
     - Add FindJNI_ppc64le.diff, cherry-picked from upstream.
   * Drop ancient Breaks/Replaces.
+  * Add lintian override for source-is-missing tags.
+    These are just binary test files used by the test suite to verify that
+    changing the RPATH works fine.
 
  -- Felix Geyer <fgeyer@debian.org>  Sun, 03 Aug 2014 10:02:57 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/source/lintian-overrides b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f655f9a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# binary test files used by the test suite to verify that changing the RPATH works fine
+cmake source: source-is-missing Tests/CMakeTests/ELF/elf*.bin