diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 712717e..a2e6963 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.80) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     for example, the new package's changelog hasn't yet been published on p.d.o
   * update-maintainer: Also check if package is in experimental when looking
     who to update maintainer to. 
+  * update-maintainer: Prefer updating control.in to control; this is used by
+    some Debian packages, notably those maintained by pkg-gnome.
 
- -- Iain Lane <laney@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:35:28 +0100
+ -- Iain Lane <laney@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:36:36 +0100
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.79) karmic; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/update-maintainer b/update-maintainer
index 27810dd..1d3e822 100755
--- a/update-maintainer
+++ b/update-maintainer
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import re
 import sys
 import ubuntutools.packages
 
-valid_locations = ["debian/control", "control"]
+valid_locations = ["debian/control.in", "control.in", "debian/control", "control"]
 control_file_found = False
 
 # Check changelog file exists.