diff --git a/template.go b/template.go
index a1a1687..e4c7dcf 100644
--- a/template.go
+++ b/template.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func writeDebianGitIgnore(dir, debLib, debProg string, pkgType packageType) erro
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "*.log\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "*.substvars\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "/.debhelper/\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(f, "/build/\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "/debhelper-build-stamp\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "/files\n")
 
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ func writeDebianRules(dir string, pkgType packageType) error {
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "#!/usr/bin/make -f\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "%%:\n")
-	fmt.Fprintf(f, "\tdh $@ --builddirectory=_build --buildsystem=golang\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(f, "\tdh $@ --builddirectory=debian/build --buildsystem=golang\n")
 	if pkgType == typeProgram {
 		fmt.Fprintf(f, "\n")
 		fmt.Fprintf(f, "override_dh_auto_install:\n")