diff --git a/debian.master/control.stub.in b/debian.master/control.stub.in
index 712031ae9116..9377ba08a69b 100644
--- a/debian.master/control.stub.in
+++ b/debian.master/control.stub.in
@@ -57,30 +57,6 @@ Vcs-Git: git://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/=SERIE
 XS-Testsuite: autopkgtest
 #XS-Testsuite-Depends: gcc-4.7 binutils
 
-Package: linux-source-PKGVER
-Build-Profiles: <!stage1>
-Architecture: all
-Section: devel
-Priority: optional
-Provides: linux-source
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, binutils, bzip2, coreutils
-Recommends: libc-dev, gcc, make
-Suggests: libncurses-dev | ncurses-dev, kernel-package, libqt3-dev
-Description: Linux kernel source for version PKGVER with Ubuntu patches
- This package provides the source code for the Linux kernel version
- PKGVER.
- .
- This package is mainly meant for other packages to use, in order to build
- custom flavours.
- .
- If you wish to use this package to create a custom Linux kernel, then it
- is suggested that you investigate the package kernel-package, which has
- been designed to ease the task of creating kernel image packages.
- .
- If you are simply trying to build third-party modules for your kernel,
- you do not want this package. Install the appropriate linux-headers
- package instead.
-
 Package: SRCPKGNAME-headers-PKGVER-ABINUM
 Build-Profiles: <!stage1>
 Architecture: all
diff --git a/debian/control.d/linux-source.stub b/debian/control.d/linux-source.stub
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2acbfe38624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control.d/linux-source.stub
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Package: linux-source-PKGVER
+Build-Profiles: <!stage1>
+Architecture: all
+Section: devel
+Priority: optional
+Provides: linux-source
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, binutils, bzip2, coreutils
+Recommends: libc-dev, gcc, make
+Suggests: libncurses-dev | ncurses-dev, kernel-package, libqt3-dev
+Description: Linux kernel source for version PKGVER with Ubuntu patches
+ This package provides the source code for the Linux kernel version
+ PKGVER.
+ .
+ This package is mainly meant for other packages to use, in order to build
+ custom flavours.
+ .
+ If you wish to use this package to create a custom Linux kernel, then it
+ is suggested that you investigate the package kernel-package, which has
+ been designed to ease the task of creating kernel image packages.
+ .
+ If you are simply trying to build third-party modules for your kernel,
+ you do not want this package. Install the appropriate linux-headers
+ package instead.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index dd0f58e9ddc1..2a105f94b907 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ ifeq ($(src_pkg_name),linux)
 	control_files += debian/control.d/linux-tools-common.stub
 	control_files += debian/control.d/linux-cloud-tools-common.stub
 	control_files += debian/control.d/linux-tools-host.stub
+	control_files += debian/control.d/linux-source.stub
 endif
 
 # Calculate Ubuntu Compatible Signing levels