3 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 235b1462a..c028ab271 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ openssh (1:4.1p1-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
       may want to also include pam_selinux.so.
   * Re-enable ssh-askpass-gnome on the Hurd, now that its build-dependencies
     are available.
+  * Restore /usr/lib/sftp-server temporarily, as a symlink to
+    /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server (closes: #312891).
   * debconf template translations:
     - Update German (thanks, Jens Seidel; closes: #313949).
 
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.links b/debian/openssh-server.links
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d98b1dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.links
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server usr/lib/sftp-server
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d72dc2d68..67d650ac4 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ ifeq ($(PAMSUBST),yes)
 endif
         dh_installpam --name ssh # TODO: breaks woody backports
         dh_installchangelogs ChangeLog
+        dh_link
         dh_strip
         dh_compress
         dh_fixperms