diff --git a/zcutil/build-debian-package.sh b/zcutil/build-debian-package.sh
index 0bf2b5a13..9e4fee11f 100755
--- a/zcutil/build-debian-package.sh
+++ b/zcutil/build-debian-package.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ gzip --best -n $DEB_MAN/zcash-cli.1
 
 # Create the deb package
 fakeroot dpkg-deb --build $BUILD_DIR
+lintian -i $BUILD_PATH/$PACKAGE_NAME-$PACKAGE_VERSION-amd64.deb
 cp $BUILD_PATH/$PACKAGE_NAME-$PACKAGE_VERSION-amd64.deb $SRC_PATH
 
 exit 0