diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ba08306..d5b9cfb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ python-pygit2 (0.22.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
   * New upstream release.
   * Ran wrap-and-sort.
   * Removed version in Build-Depends on python{3,}-all-dev.
+  * Overrides dh_auto_clean to allow easier gbp builds.
 
  -- Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org>  Tue, 26 May 2015 10:39:26 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 7588986..50c6c60 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ ifeq (,$(findstring nocheck, $(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 	done
 endif
 
+override_dh_auto_clean:
+	echo "noop"
+
 override_dh_clean:
 	dh_clean -O--buildsystem=python_distutils
 	rm -rf build