diff --git a/debian/systemd.lintian-overrides b/debian/systemd.lintian-overrides
index 4c1e1ef32..36ad78c1a 100644
--- a/debian/systemd.lintian-overrides
+++ b/debian/systemd.lintian-overrides
@@ -4,3 +4,14 @@ systemd: systemd-service-file-missing-install-key
 # Lintian is really bad at associating manpages
 systemd: spare-manual-page
 systemd: package-supports-alternative-init-but-no-init.d-script
+# These are shipped intentionally to provide a skeleton
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory lib/systemd/system-shutdown/
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory lib/systemd/system-sleep/
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory lib/systemd/system/local-fs.target.wants/
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory lib/systemd/system/runlevel1.target.wants/
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory lib/systemd/system/runlevel2.target.wants/
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory lib/systemd/system/runlevel3.target.wants/
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory lib/systemd/system/runlevel4.target.wants/
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory lib/systemd/system/runlevel5.target.wants/
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory usr/lib/binfmt.d/
+systemd: package-contains-empty-directory usr/lib/modules-load.d/