diff --git a/debian/libraw1394.postinst.in b/debian/libraw1394.postinst.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38bea86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libraw1394.postinst.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
+	ldconfig usr/lib/@libname@
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a07eea6..f610f0e 100644
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ fullversionname	= $(shell grep library_names src/libraw1394.la | cut -d"'" -f 2
 major 		= $(shell echo $(majorname) | cut -d"." -f 3)
 
 
+autoclean-files:
+	echo $@ >$@
+
 build: build-stamp
 build-stamp:
 	dh_testdir
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ build-stamp:
 
 	touch build-stamp
 
-clean:
+clean: autoclean-files
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	rm -f build-stamp
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ clean:
 	-$(MAKE) distclean
 
 	dh_clean
+	xargs <autoclean_files rm -f
 
 install: build
 	dh_testdir
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ install: build
 binary-indep: build install
 # Nothing to do here
 
-binary-arch: build install
+binary-arch: build install autoclean-files
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 
@@ -46,6 +50,10 @@ binary-arch: build install
 		usr/lib/$(majorname)		\
 		usr/lib/$(fullversionname)
 
+	echo debian/libraw1394-$(major).postinst >>autoclean_files
+	sed <debian/libraw1394.postinst.in >debian/libraw1394-$(major).postinst \
+		-e s/@libname@/$(fullversionname)/
+
 	dh_installdocs
 	dh_installchangelogs
 	dh_strip