diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7cf3508..efac86c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+swh-perfecthash (0.1.1-2~swh1) unstable-swh; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add missing dh_install override to avoid stomping on the namespace
+    __init__.py
+
+ -- Nicolas Dandrimont <olasd@debian.org>  Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:45:02 +0100
+
 swh-perfecthash (0.1.1-1~swh1) unstable-swh; urgency=medium
 
   * Initial release
 
  -- Loïc Dachary <loic@dachary.org>  Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:42:36 +0100
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 54bf584..2e7b3ce 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 export PYBUILD_NAME=swh.perfecthash
 export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=-vv
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
+
+override_dh_install:
+	dh_install
+	rm -v $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-*/usr/lib/python*/dist-packages/swh/__init__.py