diff --git a/debian/scripts/misc/git-ubuntu-log b/debian/scripts/misc/git-ubuntu-log
index 8efdb404b561..6bb1d2af545b 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/misc/git-ubuntu-log
+++ b/debian/scripts/misc/git-ubuntu-log
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ entries = []
 
 
 def add_entry(entry):
+    global tracking_bug
+
     if entry and 'ignore' not in entry:
         combo = []
         for bug in set(entry.get('bugs', [])):
@@ -30,14 +32,9 @@ def add_entry(entry):
                 combo = '__mainline__'
         else:
             if entry.get('subject', "") == 'UBUNTU: link-to-tracker: update tracking bug':
-                # Construct a key with '__trackingbug__' on the first position
-                # and the tracking bug number afterwards
-                combo.insert(0, '__trackingbug__')
-                # Tracking bug goes at the top
-                keys.insert(0, combo)
-            else:
-                if combo not in keys:
-                    keys.append(combo)
+                tracking_bug = combo
+            if combo not in keys:
+                keys.append(combo)
 
         entry['key'] = combo
         entries.append(entry)
@@ -45,6 +42,7 @@ def add_entry(entry):
 
 # Suck up the git log output and extract the information we need.
 keys = []
+tracking_bug = None
 entry = None
 subject_wait = False
 for line in sys.stdin:
@@ -98,6 +96,11 @@ for entry in entries:
 keys.append('__packaging__')
 keys.append('__mainline__')
 
+# Ensure we list the tracking bug updates first.
+if tracking_bug is not None:
+    keys.remove(tracking_bug)
+    keys.insert(0, tracking_bug)
+
 emit_nl = False
 for key in keys:
     if key == '__packaging__':
@@ -109,10 +112,6 @@ for key in keys:
         for bug in key:
             if bug.startswith('CVE-'):
                 title_set.append(bug)
-            elif bug == '__trackingbug__':
-                # Look for the tracking bug number on the second
-                # position of the key
-                continue
             elif bug.isdigit():
                 # Assume that it is an LP bug number if 'bug' contains only digits
                 bug_info = None
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ for key in keys:
 
             emit_title = False
 
-        if key[0] != '__trackingbug__':
+        if key != tracking_bug or (key == tracking_bug and entry['subject'] != "link-to-tracker: update tracking bug"):
             title_lines = textwrap.wrap(entry['subject'], 76)
             print('    - ' + title_lines[0])
             for line in title_lines[1:]: