3 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ee74a80d5..d2d626831 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ openssh (1:7.5p1-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Fix debian/adjust-openssl-dependencies to account for preferring
     libssl1.0-dev.
   * Adjust OpenSSL dependencies for openssh-client-ssh1 too.
+  * Fix purge failure when /etc/ssh has already somehow been removed
+    (LP: #1682817).
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Sat, 08 Apr 2017 15:39:13 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/openssh-client.postrm b/debian/openssh-client.postrm
index 68c354481..12fb3671d 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-client.postrm
+++ b/debian/openssh-client.postrm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ case $1 in
                 # already been removed at this point.
                 rm -f /etc/ssh/moduli /etc/ssh/primes
                 rm -f /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts2
-                rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /etc/ssh
+                [ ! -d /etc/ssh ] || rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /etc/ssh
 
                 if which delgroup >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                         delgroup --quiet ssh > /dev/null || true
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.postrm b/debian/openssh-server.postrm
index ff16e5619..4a716f563 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-server.postrm
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.postrm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ case $1 in
                         ucfr --purge openssh-server /etc/ssh/sshd_config
                 fi
                 rm -f /etc/ssh/sshd_not_to_be_run
-                rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /etc/ssh
+                [ ! -d /etc/ssh ] || rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /etc/ssh
 
                 if which deluser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                         deluser --quiet sshd > /dev/null || true