diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 80fc6ba2f8e074a7d28993ef8fbd4e0cbc71a8bf..a561f5eb84d1005bbc5c956408980375ad6a861a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ dfsg-%:
 	git checkout dfsg
 	-git merge --no-commit $*
 	-git rm -rf scikits/learn/externals/joblib
+	-git rm -f ./scikits/learn/svm/src/libsvm/svm.*
 	git commit -m "Merge $* into DFSG (pruning externals: joblib)" -a
 	git checkout debian