diff --git a/debian/e2fsprogs.conffile b/debian/e2fsprogs.conffile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b37917f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/e2fsprogs.conffile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/etc/mke2fs.conf
diff --git a/debian/e2fsprogs.files b/debian/e2fsprogs.files
index 7ec75024..f409a22a 100644
--- a/debian/e2fsprogs.files
+++ b/debian/e2fsprogs.files
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ usr/sbin
 usr/lib/e2initrd_helper
 usr/share/man
 usr/share/locale
+etc