diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4efde5f82..d9e54dc44 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ cmake (2.8.2-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * debian/patches/fix_spelling_errors.patch: Added Applied-Upstream header.
   * debian/control: Bumped Standards-Version to 3.9.1, no further changes
     needed.
+  * debian/source/local-options: Added "unapply-patches".
 
  -- Kai Wasserbäch <debian@carbon-project.org>  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:51:22 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/source/local-options b/debian/source/local-options
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4aceb10e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/local-options
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+unapply-patches