diff --git a/misc/feisty/debian/rules b/misc/feisty/debian/rules
index 5abfddcb0..3d669daed 100644
--- a/misc/feisty/debian/rules
+++ b/misc/feisty/debian/rules
@@ -9,9 +9,21 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/python-distutils.mk
 
 STAGING_DIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/allmydata-tahoe
 
+# we overwrite the setuptools-generated /usr/bin/allmydata-tahoe with our
+# package's original version, because the setuptools form (using "entry
+# points") insists upon .egg-info -visible forms of dependent packages to be
+# installed. For a debian package, we rely upon the dependencies that are
+# declared in debian/control .
+#
+# One disadvantage to this approach is that the #! line will not get updated
+# to match the version of python that we're using for this build. Instead, it
+# will retain the original '#!/usr/bin/env python', which has the potential
+# to surprise people.
+
 install/allmydata-tahoe::
 	mkdir -pm755 $(STAGING_DIR)
 	python setup.py install --root=$(STAGING_DIR)
+	cp bin/allmydata-tahoe $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/
 
 	dh_pycentral