diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b9b4ce1..7e8e31b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ AC_FUNC_MALLOC
 
 AC_SUBST_FILE(rpm_changelog)
 rpm_changelog=$srcdir/ChangeLog
+AC_SUBST_FILE(deb_changelog)
+deb_changelog=$srcdir/ChangeLog
+AC_SUBST_FILE(deb_copyright)
+deb_copyright=$srcdir/COPYING
 
 AC_OUTPUT(
 [Makefile]
@@ -117,6 +121,8 @@ AC_OUTPUT(
 [examples/Makefile]
 [docs/Makefile]
 [libcvautomation.pc]
-[rpm/libcvautomation.spec]
 [include/libcvautomation/libcvautomation.h]
+[rpm/libcvautomation.spec]
+[debian/copyright]
+[debian/changelog]
 )
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
deleted file mode 120000
index 22ec9b8..0000000
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../ChangeLog
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/changelog.in b/debian/changelog.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..309881c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@deb_changelog@
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
deleted file mode 120000
index 012065c..0000000
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../COPYING
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/copyright.in b/debian/copyright.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0764ac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/copyright.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@deb_copyright@