diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 783bc8543..54b0ed57a 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 .gitattributes export-ignore
 .gitignore export-ignore
 /build_tools/make_tarball.sh export-ignore
-/debian export-ignore
-/debian/* export-ignore
 /.github export-ignore
 /.github/* export-ignore
 /.builds export-ignore
diff --git a/debian/compat b/contrib/debian/compat
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/compat
rename to contrib/debian/compat
diff --git a/debian/control b/contrib/debian/control
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/control
rename to contrib/debian/control
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/contrib/debian/copyright
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/copyright
rename to contrib/debian/copyright
diff --git a/debian/doc-base b/contrib/debian/doc-base
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/doc-base
rename to contrib/debian/doc-base
diff --git a/debian/docs b/contrib/debian/docs
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/docs
rename to contrib/debian/docs
diff --git a/debian/lintian-overrides b/contrib/debian/lintian-overrides
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/lintian-overrides
rename to contrib/debian/lintian-overrides
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/contrib/debian/postinst
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/postinst
rename to contrib/debian/postinst
diff --git a/debian/prerm b/contrib/debian/prerm
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/prerm
rename to contrib/debian/prerm
diff --git a/debian/rules b/contrib/debian/rules
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/rules
rename to contrib/debian/rules
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/contrib/debian/source/format
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/source/format
rename to contrib/debian/source/format