diff --git a/travis/debian-build.sh b/travis/debian-build.sh
index dafa5d7d..655bd5c4 100755
--- a/travis/debian-build.sh
+++ b/travis/debian-build.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ make dist
 mkdir -p "${DEST}"
 tar xf *.tar.bz2 -C "${DEST}" --strip-components=1
 cp -r debian "${DEST}"
+sed -i '/^\s*libxcb-xrm-dev/d' deb/ubuntu-*/DIST/debian/control || true
 cd "${DEST}"
 debchange -m -l+g$(git describe --tags) 'Automatically built'
 dpkg-buildpackage -b