diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index e1dd1892eb30c3f73dd8388e133a8ea7bbd505e7..9708d265cdace13c6421f4eb4caac1f98aaafb0b 100644
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ EOF
 # Generate a control file
 cat <<EOF > debian/control
 Source: linux-upstream
-Section: base
+Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: $maintainer
 Standards-Version: 3.6.1