diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index 784f67da2d7dbcf04e8d61f89eef4cb7c2ae2c1a..5f1e2fc7f171e65dcf0dfd5f9c56afc3c77e7d9f 100644
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ EOF
 # Generate a control file
 cat <<EOF > debian/control
 Source: linux-upstream
-Section: admin
+Section: kernel
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: $maintainer
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4