diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 7b3edfb41a628..a0037f7fb8f62 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ do
 	cd ..
     fi
 
+    [ "$dist" = "lenny" ] && sed -i 's/, libgoogle-perftools-dev//' ceph-$finalvers/debian/control
+
     dpkg-source -b ceph-$finalvers
 
 #    cd ..