diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ac10823..c92b30b3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ${DEB}:
 	cp Makefile build/
 	cp extjs/licenses/license.txt build/debian/copyright
 	cd build; dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc
-	lintian -X copyright-file ${DEB}
+	lintian $@
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: ${EXTDATA}
diff --git a/debian/lintian-overrides b/debian/lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5dc4509e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libjs-extjs: copyright-should-refer-to-common-license-file-for-gpl