diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index c0b6bf9038..00f753f19e 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ override_dh_auto_test:
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip -a -k
-	./debian/create-dbg-pkgs.sh
+	./debian/util.sh create-dbg-pkgs
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_auto_install
diff --git a/debian/create-dbg-pkgs.sh b/debian/util.sh
similarity index 85%
rename from debian/create-dbg-pkgs.sh
rename to debian/util.sh
index b6a33fa617..3b45ec391f 100755
--- a/debian/create-dbg-pkgs.sh
+++ b/debian/util.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ create_dbg_pkgs () {
   done
 }
 
-create_dbg_pkgs
+cmd="$1"
+shift
+case "$cmd" in
+  create-dbg-pkgs) create_dbg_pkgs ;;
+esac