diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e850eaa..e1f5b1c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.138) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   [ Stefano Rivera ]
   * Correct reference to qemu-user-static in pbuilder-dist.1 (Closes: #651999)
+  * mk-sbuild: Don't install devscripts by default (LP: #904502)
 
  -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:46:33 +0100
 
diff --git a/mk-sbuild b/mk-sbuild
index a044dd2..02cd3e3 100755
--- a/mk-sbuild
+++ b/mk-sbuild
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ if [ ! -r "/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/$RELEASE" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-BUILD_PKGS="build-essential fakeroot devscripts apt-utils"
+BUILD_PKGS="build-essential fakeroot apt-utils"
 # Handle distro-specific logic, unknown to debootstrap
 case "$DISTRO" in
 ubuntu)