diff --git a/deb.mk b/deb.mk
index eac734a1e..fce8375a0 100644
--- a/deb.mk
+++ b/deb.mk
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ deb-dokku: deb-setup
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/man/man1
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/dokku/contrib
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/doc/dokku
+	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/lintian/overrides
 
 	cp dokku /tmp/build/usr/bin
 	cp LICENSE /tmp/build/usr/share/doc/dokku/copyright
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ deb-dokku: deb-setup
 	cp contrib/dokku-installer.py /tmp/build/usr/share/dokku/contrib
 	git describe --tags > /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/VERSION
 	cat /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/VERSION | cut -d '-' -f 1 | cut -d 'v' -f 2 > /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION
+	rm /tmp/build/DEBIAN/lintian-overrides
+	mv debian/lintian-overrides /tmp/build/usr/share/lintian/overrides/dokku
 	git rev-parse HEAD > /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/GIT_REV
 	sed -i "s/^Version: .*/Version: `cat /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION`/g" /tmp/build/DEBIAN/control
 	dpkg-deb --build /tmp/build "/vagrant/dokku_`cat /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION`_$(DOKKU_ARCHITECTURE).deb"
diff --git a/debian/lintian-overrides b/debian/lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fb3547e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dokku: command-with-path-in-maintainer-script postinst:16 /usr/bin/sshcommand
+dokku: maintainer-script-calls-systemctl postinst:87
+dokku: changelog-file-missing-in-native-package