diff --git a/contrib/Makefile.am b/contrib/Makefile.am
index fa51bd941..5b8c1810b 100644
--- a/contrib/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 include $(srcdir)/%D%/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am
+include $(srcdir)/%D%/debian/Makefile.am
 include $(srcdir)/%D%/pyzfs/Makefile.am
 include $(srcdir)/%D%/zcp/Makefile.am
 
diff --git a/contrib/debian/Makefile.am b/contrib/debian/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f76b59645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/debian/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/changelog.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/clean
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/control
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/control.modules.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/copyright
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/Makefile.am
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/not-installed
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libnvpair3.docs
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libnvpair3.install.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libpam-zfs.install
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libpam-zfs.postinst
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libpam-zfs.prerm
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libuutil3.docs
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libuutil3.install.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libzfs4.docs
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libzfs4.install.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libzfsbootenv1.docs
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libzfsbootenv1.install.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libzfs-dev.docs
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libzfs-dev.install.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libzpool5.docs
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-libzpool5.install.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-python3-pyzfs.install
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-dkms.config
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-dkms.dkms
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-dkms.docs
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-dkms.install
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-dkms.postinst
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-dkms.prerm
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-dkms.templates
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-dkms.triggers
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-dracut.install
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-initramfs.install
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-modules-_KVERS_-di.install.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-modules-_KVERS_.install.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-modules-_KVERS_.postinst.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-modules-_KVERS_.postrm.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-test.install
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfsutils.docs
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfsutils.examples
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfsutils.install
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfsutils.postinst
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-zed.install
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-zed.postinst
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/openzfs-zfs-zed.postrm
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/rules.in
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/source
+dist_noinst_DATA += %D%/tree
diff --git a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfs-zed.zfs-zed.init b/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfs-zed.zfs-zed.init
deleted file mode 120000
index 3f41f6813..000000000
--- a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfs-zed.zfs-zed.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../etc/init.d/zfs-zed
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-import.init b/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-import.init
deleted file mode 120000
index bfc368fd3..000000000
--- a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-import.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../etc/init.d/zfs-import
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-load-key.init b/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-load-key.init
deleted file mode 120000
index 3f3e97f81..000000000
--- a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-load-key.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../etc/init.d/zfs-load-key
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-mount.init b/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-mount.init
deleted file mode 120000
index 62a544332..000000000
--- a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-mount.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../etc/init.d/zfs-mount
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-share.init b/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-share.init
deleted file mode 120000
index 3f069f9ba..000000000
--- a/contrib/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-share.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../etc/init.d/zfs-share
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/debian/rules.in b/contrib/debian/rules.in
index b3b6d9b92..1cca75d7b 100755
--- a/contrib/debian/rules.in
+++ b/contrib/debian/rules.in
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 		sed 's/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)/g' "$$i" > "$${i%%.in}" ; \
 	done
 
+	ln -s '$(CURDIR)/etc/init.d/zfs-import' '$(CURDIR)/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-import.init'
+	ln -s '$(CURDIR)/etc/init.d/zfs-load-key' '$(CURDIR)/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-load-key.init'
+	ln -s '$(CURDIR)/etc/init.d/zfs-mount' '$(CURDIR)/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-mount.init'
+	ln -s '$(CURDIR)/etc/init.d/zfs-share' '$(CURDIR)/debian/openzfs-zfsutils.zfs-share.init'
+	ln -s '$(CURDIR)/etc/init.d/zfs-zed' '$(CURDIR)/debian/openzfs-zfs-zed.zfs-zed.init'
+
 override_dh_gencontrol:
 	dh_gencontrol -- -Vlinux:Recommends="linux-libc-dev (<< $(LINUX_NEXT)~), linux-libc-dev (>= $(LINUX_MIN)~),"