diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c2455b6..10d33d3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ doc_DATA        = README.md LICENSE
 EXTRA_DIST      = README.md LICENSE ChangeLog.md INSTALL.md
 SUBDIRS         = src include man examples
 
+## Generate .deb package
+package build-deb:
+	@dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -B
+
 ## Generate MD5 checksum file
 MD5 = md5sum
 md5-dist: