diff --git a/contrib/debian/control b/contrib/debian/control
index c12e403bb..21f3001fe 100644
--- a/contrib/debian/control
+++ b/contrib/debian/control
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Vcs-Git: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/uefi/fwupd.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=uefi/fwupd.git
 
 Package: libfwupd2
+Section: libs
 Architecture: linux-any
 Depends: ${misc:Depends},
          ${shlibs:Depends}