--- a/xulrunner/installer/Makefile.in
+++ b/xulrunner/installer/Makefile.in
@@ -139,11 +139,12 @@ deb:
 	$(NSINSTALL)  $(topsrcdir)/$(MOZ_BUILD_APP)/installer/debian .
 	rm -rf $(DEBDESTDIR)/usr/local/*
 	$(NSINSTALL) -D $(DEBDESTDIR)/usr/local
 	cd $(DEBDESTDIR)/usr/local; cat ../../../../$(DEPTH)/dist/$(PKG_BASENAME)$(PKG_SUFFIX) | $(UNMAKE_PACKAGE)
 	$(NSINSTALL) -D $(DEBDESTDIR)/usr/share/dbus-1/services/
 	cp debian/$(MOZ_BUILD_APP).service $(DEBDESTDIR)/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.mozilla.$(MOZ_BUILD_APP).service
 	$(NSINSTALL) debian/postinst $(DEBDESTDIR)/DEBIAN
 	$(NSINSTALL) debian/prerm $(DEBDESTDIR)/DEBIAN
+	rm  $(DEBDESTDIR)/usr/local/$(MOZ_BUILD_APP)/xpidl
 	dh_shlibdeps; fakeroot dh_gencontrol; fakeroot dh_md5sums; dh_builddeb
 endif