diff --git a/debian/lenny/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules b/debian/lenny/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
index ef3ed2473..1c9fc0b91 100755
--- a/debian/lenny/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/lenny/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ install-arch: build
 	  pylib=$$(python$$version -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib()')/python_tqt; \
 	  $(MAKE) -C dbg-build-$$version install DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/python-tqt-dbg;\
 	  mkdir -p debian/python-tqt/$$pylib;\
-	  touch debian/python-tqt/$$pylib/__init__.py;\
+	  cp -a debian/tmp/$$pylib/__init__.py \
+	        debian/python-tqt/$$pylib/__init__.py;\
 	  mkdir -p debian/python-tqt-gl-dbg/$$pylib;\
 	  mv debian/python-tqt-dbg/$$pylib/qtgl.so \
              debian/python-tqt-gl-dbg/$$pylib/;\
diff --git a/debian/squeeze/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules b/debian/squeeze/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
index 200f56683..fa7a8bfcb 100755
--- a/debian/squeeze/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/squeeze/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ install-arch: build
 	  pylib=$$(python$$version -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib()')/python_tqt; \
 	  $(MAKE) -C dbg-build-$$version install DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/python-tqt-dbg;\
 	  mkdir -p debian/python-tqt/$$pylib;\
-	  touch debian/python-tqt/$$pylib/__init__.py;\
+	  cp -a debian/tmp/$$pylib/__init__.py \
+	        debian/python-tqt/$$pylib/__init__.py;\
 	  mkdir -p debian/python-tqt-gl-dbg/$$pylib;\
 	  mv debian/python-tqt-dbg/$$pylib/qtgl.so \
              debian/python-tqt-gl-dbg/$$pylib/;\
diff --git a/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules b/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
index 200f56683..fa7a8bfcb 100755
--- a/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ install-arch: build
 	  pylib=$$(python$$version -c 'from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib()')/python_tqt; \
 	  $(MAKE) -C dbg-build-$$version install DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/python-tqt-dbg;\
 	  mkdir -p debian/python-tqt/$$pylib;\
-	  touch debian/python-tqt/$$pylib/__init__.py;\
+	  cp -a debian/tmp/$$pylib/__init__.py \
+	        debian/python-tqt/$$pylib/__init__.py;\
 	  mkdir -p debian/python-tqt-gl-dbg/$$pylib;\
 	  mv debian/python-tqt-dbg/$$pylib/qtgl.so \
              debian/python-tqt-gl-dbg/$$pylib/;\