diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.package b/scripts/Makefile.package
index 8bbcced67c221e1e14e34a34005e5b2e993e678d..2a90139ecbe1ad4d727c29c71e9f245586e4df11 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.package
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.package
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD ?="fakeroot -u"
 export KDEB_SOURCENAME
 # Include only those top-level files that are needed by make, plus the GPL copy
 TAR_CONTENT := Documentation LICENSES arch block certs crypto drivers fs \
-               include init io_uring ipc kernel lib mm net samples scripts \
-               security sound tools usr virt \
+               include init io_uring ipc kernel lib mm net rust \
+               samples scripts security sound tools usr virt \
                .config .scmversion Makefile \
                Kbuild Kconfig COPYING $(wildcard localversion*)
 MKSPEC     := $(srctree)/scripts/package/mkspec