diff --git a/debian/CMakeLists.txt b/debian/CMakeLists.txt
index f02fa8c04..2ae2226ac 100644
--- a/debian/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/debian/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
 execute_process(COMMAND date "+%a, %-d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z"
                 OUTPUT_VARIABLE DEB_DATE OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
@@ -5,5 +7,10 @@ set(DEB_DIST "unstable" CACHE STRING "Distribution to set in the .deb changelog"
 
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/changelog.in
                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/changelog)
+
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rules.in
-               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rules @ONLY)
+               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rules @ONLY)
+file(COPY        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rules
+     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/
+     FILE_PERMISSIONS OWNER_EXECUTE OWNER_WRITE OWNER_READ
+                      GROUP_EXECUTE GROUP_READ)