2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a98e9d638..d349e6ef9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ openssh (1:5.3p1-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     versions of ssh-krb5 are no longer security-supported by Debian I don't
     think there's any point keeping client compatibility for them.
   * Fix substitution of ETC_PAM_D_SSH, following the rename in 1:4.7p1-4.
+  * Hardcode the location of xauth to /usr/bin/xauth rather than
+    /usr/bin/X11/xauth (thanks, Aron Griffis; closes: #575725, LP: #8440).
+    xauth no longer depends on x11-common, so we're no longer guaranteed to
+    have the /usr/bin/X11 symlink available.  I was taking advantage of the
+    /usr/bin/X11 symlink to smooth X's move to /usr/bin, but this is far
+    enough in the past now that it's probably safe to just use /usr/bin.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:24:41 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2101c97ee..ba78595af 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ confflags += --with-selinux
 endif
 
 # The deb build wants xauth; the udeb build doesn't.
-confflags += --with-xauth=/usr/bin/X11/xauth
+confflags += --with-xauth=/usr/bin/xauth
 confflags_udeb += --without-xauth
 
 # Default paths. The udeb build has /usr/bin/X11 and /usr/games removed.