diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index fa8410257..ceac30850 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ Breaks: lvm2 (<< 2.02.104-1),
         systemd-shim (<< 8-2),
         ifupdown (<< 0.8.5~),
         udev (<< 228-5),
-        laptop-mode-tools (<< 1.68~)
+        laptop-mode-tools (<< 1.68~),
+        ${Breaks:rcs-compat}
 Replaces: udev (<< 228-5),
 Conflicts: klogd
 Description: system and service manager
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 77866056b..629080ac0 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,6 +14,61 @@ else
     BREAKS_USB_MODESWITCH = usb-modeswitch (<< 2.3.0+repack0-1~)
 endif
 
+# Drop these after stretch
+BREAKS_RCS_COMPAT = \
+	ifupdown (<< 0.8), \
+	keyboard-configuration (<< 1.141), \
+	kbd (<< 2.0.3-2), \
+	nfs-common (<< 1:1.2.8-9.1), \
+	rpcbind (<< 0.2.3-0.1), \
+	hdparm (<< 9.48+ds-1), \
+	screen (<< 4.3.1-2), \
+	mdadm (<< 3.4-2), \
+	console-common (<< 0.7.89), \
+	ebtables (<< 2.0.10.4-3.5), \
+	ufw (<< 0.34-1), \
+	virtualbox-guest-x11 (<< 5.0.12-dfsg-2), \
+	rdnssd (<< 1.0.1-5), \
+	pidentd (<< 3.0.19.ds1-7.1), \
+	shorewall (<< 5.0.3.1-1), \
+	setserial (<< 2.17-49), \
+	apparmor (<< 2.10.95-1), \
+	ipsec-tools (<< 1:0.8.2+20140711-6), \
+	ferm (<< 2.2-3.1), \
+	mt-st (<< 1.3-1), \
+	scsitools (<< 0.12-2.3), \
+	clvm (<< 2.02.156-1), \
+	zfs-fuse (<< 0.7.0-13.1), \
+	multipath-tools (<< 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-3), \
+	shorewall6 (<< 5.0.3.1-1), \
+	arno-iptables-firewall (<< 2.0.1.f-1), \
+	ifrename (<< 30~pre9-9), \
+	live-tools (<< 1:20151214+nmu1), \
+	selinux-basics (<< 0.5.3), \
+	adjtimex (<< 1.29-6), \
+	nbd-client (<< 1:3.14-1), \
+	ifupdown-extra (<< 0.27), \
+	eeepc-acpi-scripts (<< 1.1.12+nmu1), \
+	aoetools (<< 36-1.1), \
+	ocfs2-tools (<< 1.8.4-2), \
+	shorewall-init (<< 5.0.3.1-1), \
+	espeakup (<< 1:0.71-27.1), \
+	cman (<< 3.1.8-1.3+rm), \
+	gfs2-utils (<< 3.1.8-1), \
+	gfs2-cluster (<< 3.1.8-1), \
+	srptools (<< 1.0.3-1), \
+	ifscheme (<< 1.7-4), \
+	gom (<< 0.30.2-7), \
+	atm-tools (<< 1:2.5.1-1.6), \
+	switchconf (<< 0.0.15-1), \
+	shorewall-lite (<< 5.0.3.1-1), \
+	rgmanager (<< 3.1.8-1.3+rm), \
+	zvbi (<< 0.2.35-10), \
+	fiaif (<< 1.23.1-4+rm), \
+	netenv (<< 0.94.3-30+rm), \
+	shorewall6-lite (<< 5.0.3.1-1), \
+	natlog (<< 1.02.00-4),
+
 # fail on missing files and symbols changes on distro builds, but not if we
 # build/test upstream master
 ifeq ($(TEST_UPSTREAM),)
@@ -297,7 +352,7 @@ override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbgsym-migration='systemd-dbg (<< 229-6~)'
 
 override_dh_gencontrol:
-	dh_gencontrol -- -VBreaks:usb-modeswitch="$(BREAKS_USB_MODESWITCH)"
+	dh_gencontrol -- -VBreaks:usb-modeswitch="$(BREAKS_USB_MODESWITCH)" -VBreaks:rcs-compat="$(BREAKS_RCS_COMPAT)"
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
 ifeq (, $(filter nocheck, $(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))