diff --git a/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm b/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm
index 348144e..cd5f8dd 100644
--- a/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm
+++ b/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use vars qw(@EXPORT %dh);
 	    &cross_command &set_buildflags &get_buildoption
 	    &install_dh_config_file &error_exitcode &package_multiarch
 	    &install_file &install_prog &install_lib &install_dir
+	    &ddeb_filename
 );
 
 my $max_compat=10;
@@ -982,6 +983,13 @@ sub udeb_filename {
 	return _xdeb_filename($package, 'udeb');
 }
 
+# Generates the target that is used for a ddeb package.
+sub ddeb_target {
+	my ($package, $ext) = @_;
+
+	return _xdeb_filename($package, $ext, $package."-dbgsym");
+}
+
 # Handles #DEBHELPER# substitution in a script; also can generate a new
 # script from scratch if none exists but there is a .debhelper file for it.
 sub debhelper_script_subst {
diff --git a/dh_builddeb b/dh_builddeb
index e36f0a3..e673a74 100755
--- a/dh_builddeb
+++ b/dh_builddeb
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ foreach my $package (@{$dh{DOPACKAGES}}) {
 			# the ddeb.
 			my @args = default_compressor_args(["-z1", "-Zxz", "-Sextreme"],
 											   @{$dh{U_PARAMS}});
+                        my $target = $dh{DESTDIR}."/".
+				ddeb_filename($package, is_udeb($package) ? "udeb" : "deb");
 			doit("dpkg-deb", @args,
-				 "--build", $ddeb_tmpdir, $dh{DESTDIR});
+				 "--build", $ddeb_tmpdir, $target);
 		} else {
 			warning("Not building ddeb for ${package} as it has no control file");
 			warning("Please use dh_gencontrol to avoid this issue");