diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 08b58c2..2f50b3f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ nut (2.6.4-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * debian/rules: Stop the nut-client before nut-server on systems using static
     boot ordering (Closes: #679451)
+  * debian/nut-server.maintscript: Remove /etc/init.d/nut on upgrade
+    (Closes: #677822)
 
- -- Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>  Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:31:05 +0200
+ -- Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>  Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:04:51 +0200
 
 nut (2.6.4-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0c7eebe..e9ff6a4 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Arnaud Quette <aquette@debian.org>
 Uploaders: Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8),
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.1.0~),
                cdbs (>= 0.4.90~),
                libgd2-xpm-dev | libgd2-noxpm-dev,
                libsnmp-dev | libsnmp9-dev,
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Provides: nut-usb
 Conflicts: nut-hal-drivers, nut-usb (<< 2.1.0-3), nut-dev (<< 2.2.2)
 Replaces: nut (<< 2.6.1-2~)
 Breaks: nut (<< 2.6.1-2~)
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Description: network UPS tools - core system
  Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a client/server monitoring system that
  allows computers to share uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and
diff --git a/debian/nut-server.maintscript b/debian/nut-server.maintscript
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d202d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/nut-server.maintscript
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#Removing obsolete init script.
+#The file is gone in 2.6.3-2 but was not removed on upgrades.
+rm_conffile /etc/init.d/nut 2.6.4-3~