diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index be632d9cd..6fd97a4a4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ grub2 (1.97+20091109-1) unstable; urgency=low
     in recent upstream trunk.
   * rules: Export GRUB_CONTRIB to enable grub-extras add-ons.
   * Pass --force to grub-install in the postinst. (Closes: #553415) 
+  * Don't strip debug symbols from grub-emu. It's meant for debugging
+    and with them it's much more useful.
 
   [ Robert Millan ]
   * copyright: Document mkisofs.
   * control: Update Vcs- fields (moved to Bazaar).
 
- -- Felix Zielcke <fzielcke@z-51.de>  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:55:34 +0100
+ -- Felix Zielcke <fzielcke@z-51.de>  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:13:48 +0100
 
 grub2 (1.97-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index f4a30d371..447298be0 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package		:= grub2
 
 DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU 2>/dev/null)
 
+DEB_STRIP_EXCLUDE := /usr/sbin/grub-emu
+
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/simple-patchsys.mk