diff --git a/debian/backports/ubuntu16.04/debian/source/format b/debian/backports/ubuntu16.04/debian/source/format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..163aaf8d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/backports/ubuntu16.04/debian/source/format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0 (quilt)
diff --git a/debian/backports/ubuntu16.04/exclude b/debian/backports/ubuntu16.04/exclude
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6857a8d448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/backports/ubuntu16.04/exclude
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+debian/patches
diff --git a/debian/backports/ubuntu16.04/versionext b/debian/backports/ubuntu16.04/versionext
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56339e8367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/backports/ubuntu16.04/versionext
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-0~ubuntu16.04+1