diff --git a/debian/clean b/debian/clean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2658d7d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/clean
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules/
diff --git a/debian/source/options b/debian/source/options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0262ae010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/options
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tar-ignore = "node_modules"