diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f26b00d..6192fb3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.114) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   [ Benjamin Drung ]
   * wrap-and-sort: Add option to use on individual file (LP: #699696).
+  * update_maintainer.py: Process control.in first.
 
- -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:52:55 +0100
+ -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:08:49 +0100
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.113) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/ubuntutools/update_maintainer.py b/ubuntutools/update_maintainer.py
index 9318a9b..4a8a728 100644
--- a/ubuntutools/update_maintainer.py
+++ b/ubuntutools/update_maintainer.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def update_maintainer(debian_directory, verbose=False):
     Policy: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebianMaintainerField
     """
     possible_contol_files = [os.path.join(debian_directory, f) for
-                             f in ["control", "control.in"]]
+                             f in ["control.in", "control"]]
 
     changelog_file = os.path.join(debian_directory, "changelog")
     control_files = [f for f in possible_contol_files if os.path.isfile(f)]